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"(idiomatic) To work especially hard, usually for an extended period."
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
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"word": "tehdä töitä niska limassa"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
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"word": "rehkiä niska limassa"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"word": "raataa niska limassa"
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"word": "travailler comme un forcené"
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"word": "travailler comme un forçat"
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"word": "travailler comme un nègre"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "lavorare fino alla stremo"
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"word": "rompersi la schiena"
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"word": "ammazzarsi di lavoro"
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"word": "harować jak wół"
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"word": "raataa niska limassa"
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"word": "travailler comme un forcené"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "lavorare fino alla stremo"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "rompersi la schiena"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "ammazzarsi di lavoro"
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"word": "harować jak wół"
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"code": "sv",
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"word": "work one's fingers to the bone"
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