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work nightsTo work, nights, as a prostitute.Rate it:

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work nightsUsed other than as an idiom: see work, nights.Rate it:

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work offTo end by doing labor for the person owed money.Rate it:

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work offTo lose by doing physical work; to burn off the calories gained from eating something.Rate it:

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work onTo shape, form or improve something.Rate it:

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work onTo exercise influence on someone.Rate it:

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work one's arse offWork excessively or to the point of exhaustion.Rate it:

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work one's butt offTo work very hard or to excess.Rate it:

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work one's fingers to the boneWork especially hard, usually for an extended period.Rate it:

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work one's magicTo achieve something favourable and desired through the application of special skills, talents, or expertise.Rate it:

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work one's tail offWork excessively or to the point of exhaustion.Rate it:

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work outTo do exercises, especially physical.Rate it:

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work outTo habitually exercise rigorously, especially by lifting weights, in order to increase strength or muscle mass or maintain fitness.Rate it:

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work outTo succeed.Rate it:

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work outTo conclude with the correct solution.Rate it:

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work outTo extract gradually.Rate it:

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work outTo make sense of.Rate it:

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work outTo calculate.Rate it:

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work overTo physically attack someone to cause them injury.Rate it:

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work overTo improve a prototype, or first draft.Rate it:

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work smarter, not harderIt's better to be wise than vigorous.Rate it:

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work someone's arse offAlternative form of work someone's ass off.Rate it:

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work someone's ass offTo work excessively or to the point of exhaustion.Rate it:

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work spouseA man or woman in the workplace with whom one shares a special relationship having bonds similar to those of a marriage: special confidences, loyalties, shared jokes and experiences, and unusual degree of honesty or openness.Rate it:

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work the crowdTo work the room.Rate it:

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work the roomTo interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation.Rate it:

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work the roomTo interact with one's audience, taking queues from its reactions and adapting one's performance or words to elicit the audience's attention and enthusiasm.Rate it:

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work throughTo get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it.Rate it:

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work throughUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see work,‎ through.Rate it:

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work to ruletake industrial actionRate it:

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work togetherTo be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone.Rate it:

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work togetherTo cooperate on a project.Rate it:

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work togetherTo function together as parts of a larger process.Rate it:

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work upTo develop.Rate it:

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work upTo raise; to excite; to stir up.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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put a foot wrongTo make a mistake.Rate it:

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put down forTo record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.Rate it:

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put down rootsTo do things which show that one wishes to stay put.Rate it:

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put forthTo give or supply; to make or create.Rate it:

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put lipstick on a pigMaking superficial or cosmetic changes in a futile attempt to hide the ugly truth of something.Rate it:

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put offTo procrastinate.Rate it:

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put offpostponeRate it:

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put one's feet upTo relax.Rate it:

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put one's house in orderTo clean and arrange in an orderly manner the furnishings and other contents of one's house.Rate it:

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put one's money where one's mouth isMore generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.Rate it:

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put outextinguishRate it:

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put somebody in his placeTo bring somebody down; to humble or insult.Rate it:

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put the moves onTo make an effort to gain someone's romantic or sexual interest; to try to woo or seduce.Rate it:

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put to bed with a shovelTo bury (someone).Rate it:

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