"身を粉にする" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [日本語]

Forms: 身(み)を粉(こ)にする [canonical], ,
  1. 労苦をいとわずに働く。
    Sense id: ja-身を粉にする-ja-phrase-y4xZMhWp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: work one's fingers to the bone (英語), work one's tail off (英語), work one's butt off (英語), work one's arse off (英語)
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語 成句
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    "中国語成句『粉身碎骨(粉骨砕身)』からか。なお、中国語で『粉身』は、「生命を犠牲にする」の比喩表現。",
    "明治期には「身を粉に砕く」の表現も見られる。"
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          "ref": "(林芙美子 『瀑布』)",
          "text": "此間も、弟の手紙を見たら、早く飛行機に乗つて、敵をやつつけて戦争へ行つて、九段の華と散りたいなンて書いてあるの‥‥。私、がつかりしちやつたわ。此頃は、学校で、みんなそンな事を云つてるのね、きつと、さうだわ。私、返事も出してやらないの。こんなに身を粉にして、私、家へお金を送つてゐるのに、甘い事考へて、九段の華と散るなンて考へるの厭だわ。"
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      "word": "work one's fingers to the bone"
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "work one's tail off"
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    "明治期には「身を粉に砕く」の表現も見られる。"
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      "word": "work one's fingers to the bone"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "work one's tail off"
    },
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "lang": "英語",
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