体を粉にする

からだをこにする からだをこなにする

to work assiduously, to give one's all, to make the utmost effort, to make (grind) one's body into dust

身を粉にして働く

みをこにしてはたらく

to work hard, to work oneself to the bone

粉々にする

こなごなにする

to pulverize; to break into pieces

身を挺する

みをていする

to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line

粉骨砕身

ふんこつさいしん

making one's best exertions

身を守る

みをまもる

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

身を護る

みをまもる

to defend oneself

身を誤る

みをあやまる

to err, to take the wrong path, to go astray

身を削る

みをけずる

to undergo great hardships, to waste away from great effort and worry

身になる

みになる

to do one good, to be beneficial, to be good for the body, to be helpful

身に余る

みにあまる

to be undeserved, to be more than one deserves

身を翻す

みをひるがえす

to turn aside adroitly, to dodge

身を隠す

みをかくす

to hide oneself

粉をかける

こなをかける

to make a pass at, to hit on, to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)

粉々になる

こなごなになる

to break into fragments, to go to pieces

苦界に身を沈める

くがいにみをしずめる

to become a prostitute (sink into a brothel)

粉だに

こなだに コナダニ

mold mite (any mite of family Acaridae)

身柄を拘束する

みがらをこうそくする

to detain; to take into custody

身を伏せる

みをふせる

to lie face-down