one's socks off

English

Phrase

one's socks off

1. (idiomatic) With a large amount of effort or intensity.

   I've been working my socks off all week for no reward whatsoever.

   We had a great time at the ball. We danced our socks off.

Usage notes

• Only used to qualify verbs. One is usually replaced with another reflexive pronoun.

See also

• knock someone's socks off
• one's cotton socks off