TO WORK YOUR FINGERS TO THE BONE

It's Friday night and Peter decides to meet his friend Michael for a beer:

MICHAEL: So, how've you been, buddy?

PETER: I've been working my fingers to the bone.

MICHAEL: So it means you got a promotion, right?

PETER: I wish I had...

So, if you WORK YOUR FINGERS TO THE BONE, you work extremely hard, especially for a long time. Poor Peter! :(

All conversations from this blog are written by André Fernandes.