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Overwork
ˌəʊvəˈwəːk
Overwork definitions
verb
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- cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength
"employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost"
exploit drive (too hard) drive into the ground tax overtax sweat overburden put upon impose on oppress- work too hard
"the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking"
- make excessive use of
"we aren't building new refineries so we have overworked our old ones"
- use (a word, phrase, or idea) so often that it loses its effect
"we all overworked the phrase ‘gets it’ during the last administration"