{"id":1503,"date":"2021-07-10T04:28:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T04:28:28","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-06-06T06:45:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T13:45:47","slug":"work-phrases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/work-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-3083327244\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Work Phrases<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>English <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/category\/phrases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phrases<\/a>, proverbs, and expressions are an important part of everyday English. They come up all the time in both written and spoken English. Because Phrases don&#8217;t always make sense literally, you&#8217;ll need to familiarize yourself with the meaning and usage of each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/idioms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">idiom<\/a>. That may seem like a lot of work, but learning Phrases is fun, especially when you compare English Phrases to the Phrases in your own language.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n                <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3406615517\" data-ad-format=\"link\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n                <script>\n                     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n                <\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">List of Work Phrases<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>6 dollars per hour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you waiting for someone?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you working today?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring me my shirt please.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you like to watch TV?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you like your boss?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you finished studying?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He\u2019s an Engineer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He\u2019s very hard working.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He works at a computer company in New York.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How long have you worked here?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many hours a week do you work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How much money do you have?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How\u2019s the weather?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How was the trip?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I forget.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I\u2019m good.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I\u2019m ready.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I still have a lot of things to buy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I\u2019ve seen it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does he do for work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does your father do for work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do you do for work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do your parents do for work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What\u2019s the matter?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What time do you go to work everyday?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When do you arrive in the U.S.?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When do you get off work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where did you put it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where does it hurt?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where do you want to go?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Work Phrases with Meaning:<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Here\u2019s a list of &#8220;Work Phrases&#8221; in English:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"atbdb_content_module_contents\">\n                      <div class=\"place-list-wrapper\">\n                        <ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"6 dollars per hour.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/6-dollars-per-hour.\">\n                                      <h4>6 dollars per hour.<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> 6 dollars per hour. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"Are you waiting for someone?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/Are-you-waiting-for-someone%3F\">\n                                      <h4>Are you waiting for someone?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> Are you waiting for someone? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"Are you working today?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/Are-you-working-today%3F\">\n                                      <h4>Are you working today?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> Are you working today? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"Bring me my shirt please.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/Bring-me-my-shirt-please.\">\n                                      <h4>Bring me my shirt please.<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> Bring me my shirt please. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"Do you like to watch TV?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/Do-you-like-to-watch-TV%3F\">\n                                      <h4>Do you like to watch TV?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> Do you like to watch TV? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"Do you like your boss?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/Do-you-like-your-boss%3F\">\n                                      <h4>Do you like your boss?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> Do you like your boss? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"Have you finished studying?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/Have-you-finished-studying%3F\">\n                                      <h4>Have you finished studying?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> Have you finished studying? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"He's an Engineer.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/He%27s-an-Engineer.\">\n                                      <h4>He&#8217;s an Engineer.<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> He&#8217;s an Engineer. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"He's very hard working.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/He%27s-very-hard-working.\">\n                                      <h4>He&#8217;s very hard working.<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> He&#8217;s very hard working. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"He works at a computer company in New York.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/He-works-at-a-computer-company-in-New-York.\">\n                                      <h4>He works at a computer company in New York.<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> He works at a computer company in New York. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"How long have you worked here?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/How-long-have-you-worked-here%3F\">\n                                      <h4>How long have you worked here?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> How long have you worked here? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"How many hours a week do you work?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/How-many-hours-a-week-do-you-work%3F\">\n                                      <h4>How many hours a week do you work?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> How many hours a week do you work? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"How much money do you have?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/How-much-money-do-you-have%3F\">\n                                      <h4>How much money do you have?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> How much money do you have? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"How's the weather?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/How%27s-the-weather%3F\">\n                                      <h4>How&#8217;s the weather?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> How&#8217;s the weather? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"How was the trip?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/How-was-the-trip%3F\">\n                                      <h4>How was the trip?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> How was the trip? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"I forget.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/I-forget.\">\n                                      <h4>I forget.<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> I forget. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"I'm good.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/I%27m-good.\">\n                                      <h4>I&#8217;m good.<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> I&#8217;m good. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"I'm ready.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/I%27m-ready.\">\n                                      <h4>I&#8217;m ready.<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> I&#8217;m ready. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"I still have a lot of things to buy.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/I-still-have-a-lot-of-things-to-buy.\">\n                                      <h4>I still have a lot of things to buy.<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> I still have a lot of things to buy. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"I've seen it.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/I%27ve-seen-it.\">\n                                      <h4>I&#8217;ve seen it.<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> I&#8217;ve seen it. <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"What does he do for work?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/What-does-he-do-for-work%3F\">\n                                      <h4>What does he do for work?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> What does he do for work? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"What does your father do for work?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/What-does-your-father-do-for-work%3F\">\n                                      <h4>What does your father do for work?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> What does your father do for work? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"What do you do for work?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/What-do-you-do-for-work%3F\">\n                                      <h4>What do you do for work?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> What do you do for work? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"What do your parents do for work?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/What-do-your-parents-do-for-work%3F\">\n                                      <h4>What do your parents do for work?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> What do your parents do for work? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"What's the matter?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/What%27s-the-matter%3F\">\n                                      <h4>What&#8217;s the matter?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> What&#8217;s the matter? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"What time do you go to work everyday?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/What-time-do-you-go-to-work-everyday%3F\">\n                                      <h4>What time do you go to work everyday?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> What time do you go to work everyday? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"When do you arrive in the U.S.?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/When-do-you-arrive-in-the-U.S.%3F\">\n                                      <h4>When do you arrive in the U.S.?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> When do you arrive in the U.S.? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"When do you get off work?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/When-do-you-get-off-work%3F\">\n                                      <h4>When do you get off work?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> When do you get off work? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"Where did you put it?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/Where-did-you-put-it%3F\">\n                                      <h4>Where did you put it?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> Where did you put it? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"Where does it hurt?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/Where-does-it-hurt%3F\">\n                                      <h4>Where does it hurt?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> Where does it hurt? <\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                      <li>\n                                <div class=\"list-content\">\n                                    <a title=\"Where do you want to go?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/phrases\/Where-do-you-want-to-go%3F\">\n                                      <h4>Where do you want to go?<\/h4>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                    <p><b>Meaning:<\/b> Where do you want to go? 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They come up all the time in both written and spoken English. Because Phrases don&#8217;t always make sense literally, you&#8217;ll need to familiarize yourself with the meaning and usage of each idiom. 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