(v) to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something, Syn. work on, Example:the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold
[呕心沥血 / 嘔心瀝血, ǒu xīn lì xuèㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ] lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (成语 saw); to work one's heart out; blood, sweat and tears#39123
[てをつける, tewotsukeru] (exp, v1) (1) to set one's hand to; to start work on; (2) to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); (3) to have sexual relations; to have an affair
Arsch { m } [ ugs. ] | jdm. in den Arsch kriechen [ ugs. ] | sich den Arsch aufreißen | am Arsch der Welt | am Arsch der Welt | (total) im Arsch | (total) im Arsch
arse [ Br. ]; ass [ Am. ] [ coll. ] | to suck up to sb.; to kiss sb.'s ass | to work one's balls off | at the back of beyond; out in the sticks | in the boondocks | (all) messed up | (all) fucked up [ slang ]
Schwarzarbeit { f }
work on the side [ coll. ]
sich abplagen | sich abplagend | abgeplagt
to work onself to death | working onself to death | worked oneself to death
sich zu Tode arbeiten
to work oneself to death
bearbeiten; behandeln | bearbeitend; behandelnd
to work on | working on
sich in etw. hineinsteigern | sich in seine Wut hineinsteigern | sich in eine Rolle hineinsteigern
to get into a state; to work oneself up into sth. | to work oneself up into a rage | to become completely caught up in a role
schwarzarbeiten
to moonlight; to work on the side; to work under the table [ Austr. ] [ coll. ]