累死累活

lèisǐlèihuó
  1. to tire oneself out through overwork
  2. to work oneself to death

CEDICT

Homographs

累死累活 lěisǐlěihuó

Entry Composition

1 累死 lèisǐ
  1. (figurative) to tire very much; to exhaust
  2. (literal) to tire to death
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 累, 死 (sǐ).
  4. to tire to death
  5. to tire very much; to exhaust
2 累 lèi
  1. tired
  2. weary
  3. to strain
  4. to wear out
  5. to work hard
3 活 huó
  1. to live
  2. alive
  3. living
  4. work
  5. workmanship