Spitting image Windfall profit Loose-lipped Quitter Prayers to a horse Wolf in sheep's clothing Mere pittance Look forward to Give backchanneling Wash one's hands of Kill two birds with one stone Sick of hearing Count chickens before they hatch Get angry Apple of one's eye Well-connected Work one's fingers to the bone Still waters run deep Perseverance prevails Ups and downs of life
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身を粉にする
Literally 'to turn one's body into powder.' It describes working with total dedication and self-sacrifice to the point of exhaustion.
Examples in context
彼は家族のために身を粉にして働いた。
He worked himself to the bone for his family's sake.
身を粉にして会社に尽くす。
I will give my all and work tirelessly for the company.
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