Meanings
verbwork someone's tail off (third-person singular simple present works someone's tail off, present participle working someone's tail off, simple past and past participle worked someone's tail off)
present singular third person works someone's tail off · participle present working someone's tail off · participle past worked someone's tail off · past worked someone's tail off
- slangLess vulgar synonym of work someone's ass off.
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APA
work someone's tail off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20someone's%20tail%20off
MLA
“work someone's tail off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20someone's%20tail%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “work someone's tail off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20someone's%20tail%20off.
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