to work oneself in
1work oneself (up) into a lather — 1. tv. to ork very hard and sweat very much. (In the way that a horse works up a lather.) □ Don’t work yourself up into a lather. We don’t need to finish this today. □ I worked myself into a lather getting this stuff ready. 2. tv. to get excited… …
2work oneself into the ground — ► work (or run) oneself into the ground exhaust oneself by working or running very hard. Main Entry: ↑ground …
3work oneself into the ground — work (or run) oneself into the ground exhaust oneself by working (or running) very hard …
4work oneself up — tv. to allow oneself to become emotionally upset. □ Todd worked himself up, and I thought he would scream. □ Don’t work yourself up over Tracy. She’s not worth it …
5work oneself up to something — tv. to get neself mentally ready to do something. □ I spent all morning working myself up to taking the driver’s test. □ I had to work myself up to it little by little …
6work — [wʉrk] n. [ME werk < OE weorc, akin to Ger werk < IE base * werĝ , to do, act > Gr ergon (for * wergon), action, work, organon, tool, instrument] 1. physical or mental effort exerted to do or make something; purposeful activity; labor;… …
7work — [n1] labor, chore assignment, attempt, commission, daily grind*, drudge, drudgery, effort, elbow grease*, endeavor, exertion, functioning, grind, grindstone*, industry, job, moil, muscle, obligation, pains*, performance, production, push, salt… …
8work (or run) oneself into the ground — exhaust oneself by working or running very hard. → ground …
9Work aversion — Work aversion, Workplace aversion, or Employment aversion is a psychological behavior, often part of an anxiety disorder, in which the subject intentionally refuses to be gainfully employed at all, or works far less than is necessary in order to… …
10work out — work hard; complete; calculate, figure out; develop; exercise, exert oneself physically …
