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work togetherTo cooperate on a project.Rate it:

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work togetherTo be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone.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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almost went into a coma earning this diplomaLong hard work for the diplomaRate it:

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bind and grindMonotony and tediousness of everyday routine. Be it work or home related.Rate it:

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burn the midnight oilTo work studiously, especially late into the night.Rate it:

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Call it a DayTo end up the work for a day, to stop work for the time beingRate it:

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cut any cornersDon’t take any shortcuts and produce shoddy workRate it:

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elbow greaseEffort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.Rate it:

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fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on meThis phrase is said in response when someone tries to convince someone to do something again that they have done before that did not work out to their advantage.Rate it:

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ghost writerGhostwriters are hired to do the writing of a speech or literary work but do not get the credit.Rate it:

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i've seen a better looking head on a grub wormSomeone that drank all night before going to work with hair uncombed an bloodshot eyesRate it:

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keep houseTo take care of domestic chores; work as a housekeeper.Rate it:

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money gone to bedLots of money and not having to work.Rate it:

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muck aboutTo do random unplanned work or spend time idly.Rate it:

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off-colorConsidered dirty, vulgar or obscene.Rate it:

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ox is in the ditchThis is a big problem; there is unavoidable or demanding work ahead.Rate it:

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painting rocksPointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.Rate it:

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ring inTo make a phone call to one's usual place of work.Rate it:

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Santa's workshopA busy, productive large or small work environment, populated by dedicated workers.Rate it:

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state of disrepairSomething in need of repair. Typically referring to a mechanical object or system (like a car or home) that has broken down or doesn't work anymore.Rate it:

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unavailable energyEnergy that is converted by an irreversible process into a form that is unavailable to do workRate it:

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where i'm at is not where i'm going to beYour current situation can always change as long as you work hardRate it:

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bust assTo work hard, especially when trying to achieve a goal.Rate it:

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knuckle downTo get to work; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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all hands on deck!Nautical call for all ships crew to come topside and man their usual station. Work challenge or approaching gale threatens safety of crew and vessel.Rate it:

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daily grindThe difficult, routine, or monotonous tasks of daily work.Rate it:

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take offTo absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.Rate it:

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"never mind your mother sonny.... eat your bleedin' orange"I worked with a man from Foulridge, Lancashire for over 35 years who often used this phrase whenever there was a problem and he wasn't sure of the answer!.. Said the phrase came from a "chap I used to work with in Colne... but he didn't know what it meant either"Rate it:

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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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a stich in time saves nineWhat ever work you have you should perform the and there, thereby your work being helped others work.Rate it:

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attend toTo diligently work on; to pay attention to.Rate it:

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busman's holidayA holiday or vacation during which you do the same thing that you do for your usual work.Rate it:

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bust one's ballsto work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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carry one's weightTo contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.Rate it:

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do the best and live the restFirst do your work with your 100% dont think about the resultRate it:

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full of oneselfEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.Rate it:

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labor of loveA task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.Rate it:

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rock upTo work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.Rate it:

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out to lunchAway eating lunch or for a midday break; especially, away from work or a job.Rate it:

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doss aroundTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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based on experiencethe purpose or a new work can be designed having few numbers or data from the previous successful execution.Rate it:

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be mechanically inclinedBe able to understand how machines workRate it:

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dig inTo make a burst of hard work.Rate it:

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Early Bird Catches the WormThose who wake up early and start work have the best possible chances to attain their settled goalsRate it:

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Get the Lead Out of Your FeetTo move hurry or work fasterRate it:

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gunk upTo soil or dirty; to mess up; to clog.Rate it:

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hustle and bustleA large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.Rate it:

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