Sentence examples for work socks from inspiring English sources

Crafted from brown-and-white tweed work socks with red heels manufactured by the Nelson Knitting Company in Rockford, Ill., the rag dolls appeared in the early 1900's, made by women to supplement their income.

The button of my black pants dug into my vending machine gut and my polyester work socks slid in my heeled boots as I leaned in the doorway of my boss's empty office, looking out his window.

"He had to really work his socks off to get the No1 jersey in both cases.

"We had to work our socks off and that's what we did," he said.

Obviously I am going to work my socks off to earn that number one day.

They work their socks off trying to give sensible credit ratings to every financial instrument they are asked to assess.

Obviously I am going to work my socks off to earn that kind of number one day.

They handle a trading floor in sections, whisking away shoes to be shined and leaving traders to work in socks.

I'm going to work my socks off to get there – we'll give it everything we can.

They don't need to worry because I'll work my socks off, but I'm a little bit terrified.

It made sense, surely, to take a tiny cheap room by Jesus Green and "work my socks off," even at weekends.