连轴转

连轴转

Literally means:

turn continuously

Actually means:

keep doing something without stop

It metaphorically means keeping doing something day and night or for a long time. It usually connotes that one works so busily that he cannot afford to take a break.

比喻日夜不停，或长时间连续不断地做某件事情。多指工作忙，没有时间停下来。