累死累活 lèi sǐ lèi huó

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

累 lèi tired; implicate, involve; bother
死 sǐ die; dead; death
累 lèi tired; implicate, involve; bother
活 huó live, exist, survive; lively