twenty-five/eight

9.9

Working all the time without rest

idiom

Informal

: trabajar sin parar

Lately, she's been working twenty-five/eight to meet all her deadlines.

Examples

Running a new business means you're hustling twenty-five/eight just to keep up.
I feel like I'm working twenty-five/eight this week!
I'm so twenty-five/eight these days, I barely have time for myself.
She works twenty-five/eight to support her family.
I'm so twenty-five/eight these days, I barely have time for myself.
Lately, she's been working twenty-five/eight to meet all her deadlines.
Running a new business means you're hustling twenty-five/eight just to keep up.

Synonyms

to work one's fingers to the bone

vstwenty-five/eight

Informal

4 7.4

Do very hard, long jobs until you are very tired

is nonstop beyond normal rather than specifically physical toil

to work like crazy

vstwenty-five/eight

Informal

3 4.8

Try very hard for some time

is nonstop beyond normal rather than only intense effort

to work to the bone

vstwenty-five/eight

Informal

6.0

To do very hard, long tasks until you are very tired

is nonstop beyond normal rather than ending in exhaustion

How Busy

twenty-five/eight

Informal

9.9

overworked

23 3.5

busy

∞ 1.0

occupied

1.8

idle

57 2.8

Surface Forms

twenty-five/eight positive

Etymology

The word twenty-five/eight plays on the common phrase 24/7, which means 'all the time'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine an extra hour and an extra day so you are working more than 'always', and that is why it means being extremely busy or nonstop.