overwork

Object

• muscle: Over a period of time, months to years, the overworked breathing muscles become tired.
• teacher: Still, I can't blame overworked teachers for using a textbook.
• doctor: The wife of an overworked doctor leaves her husband.
• staff: Overworked staff have precious little time to fulfill all of their current objectives let alone new targets.
• word: Unique is an overworked word but how else can you adequately describe the remarkable experiences that comprise a natural history tour of New Zealand?
• GP: People no longer able to self medicate will be clogging up the waiting rooms of overworked GPs.

Preposition: at

• expense: The downside was that this was probably why he was often overworked at the expense of his energy and inroads into his personal time.

Converse of subject

• cause: The work is sore straining; was laid by for three months short time since with pains in the limbs, caused by overwork.

Adjective modifier

• constant: That, constant overwork, constant recourse to adrenaline rather than sleep, meant that power was an undiluted additive.
• severe: That is not flexibility, but severe overwork and appalling productivity.

Modifies a noun

• weakness: Overwork weakness with evidence of muscle damage in a patient with residual paralysis from polio.
• union: Links Hazards webpages on overwork Union strategies to develop so work doesn't take over our lives TUC Take a Break!

Modifying Another Word

• already: Teachers, in many cases already overworked, are required to learn new skills.
• so: We are so overworked and the only answer is more trained staff.
• n't: On the factory floor, they assure us they do n't overwork their employees.
• not: Many years ago I heard a similar comment from someone who was definitely not overworked.
• often: The liver is involved in a range of bodily functions and is often overworked.
• seriously: Either they're seriously overworked and just haven't noticed or have finally gotten used to me.