Fever is an elevation in body temperature that typically causes the fevered to slow down. Accompanied by body aches or general malaise. So the expression 'working feverishly' is an oxymoron given it describes someone working in a rushed manner to get lot done in short time. So either you work or you have fever - not both.
Also it begs the question - another curious expression - why someone would want to work feverishly when they could just work?
Given the fever and it's consequences would you want someone to do your work in a feverish manner? It might just give you the fever.
As an aside the expression to describe someone with fever is to say - he or she has temperature. I think that is silly. It is like saying he has blood. Duh.. Without temperature he would NOT be.
Forget about working..
Also it begs the question - another curious expression - why someone would want to work feverishly when they could just work?
Given the fever and it's consequences would you want someone to do your work in a feverish manner? It might just give you the fever.
As an aside the expression to describe someone with fever is to say - he or she has temperature. I think that is silly. It is like saying he has blood. Duh.. Without temperature he would NOT be.
Forget about working..
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