Idioms about Work

a woman's work is never done

Meaning:

The proverb a woman's work is never done means that a woman often works longer hours than a man because the housework and raising children are jobs that never end.

all in a day's work

Meaning:

What is normal, typical or expected.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

Meaning:

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy is a proverb which means that it is not good to work all the time and that people may get bored if they don't get some time off from work.

back to the salt mines

Meaning:

If you go back to the salt mines, it means you have to return back to the workplace.

break your back

Meaning:

If you break your back to do something, you work very hard to do it.

burn candles at both ends

Meaning:

If you burn candles at both ends, you work very hard, day and night.

burn the midnight oil

Meaning:

Work hard, especially late into the night.

cold piece of work

Meaning:

If someone is a cold piece of work they are difficult to deal with.

devil finds work for idle hands to do

Meaning:

People are inclined to do frivolous or harmful things to get rid of their boredom when they don't do anything useful.

dirty work

Meaning:

unpleasant work or dishonest action.

do the dirty work

Meaning:

The phrase do the dirty work means to do the disagreeable, illegal or dishonest things.

get the sack

Meaning:

to be dismissed from employment.

gum up the works

Meaning:

The phrase gum up the works means to prevent a process, a system or a machine from working smoothly.

hustle and bustle

Meaning:

The phrase hustle and bustle refers to a busy activity usually in a noisy surrounding.

keep up the good work

Meaning:

The phrase keep up the good work is used to encourage a person to continue doing the good things they are doing now.

labor of love

Meaning:

The phrase labor of love refers to a work that brings you great pleasure.

shoot the works

Meaning:

to spend all the money you have or to try as much as you can to do something.

work like a beaver

Meaning:

To work like a beaver means to work very hard.

work like a charm

Meaning:

If something works like a charm, it works works very well.

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