tail off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“Only because I never saw myself as a football player first. Don’t get me wrong, I worked my tail off for football and I loved it but never saw that as my whole identity because I had such a big background in outdoors. Really, with this opportunity I had I was actually pretty excited about moving forward.”
From Los Angeles Times
The billions of dollars being invested in artificial intelligence by large technology firms has helped prop up the economy, the forecast noted, which should result in productivity gains — but the capital expenditures should tail off as a “trough of disillusionment” sets in when revenue gains don’t meet expectations.
From Los Angeles Times
“Miggy is playing his tail off. So for us to get a break like that, that was something that was very welcome and very needed.”
From Los Angeles Times
“But he’s been working his tail off. And today he reaped some benefit.”
From Los Angeles Times
"This shows he worked is tail off. He's worked his entire life," the American-born academic told BBC News.
From BBC
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