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    The document provides definitions for common work-related idioms and matches them to their definitions. It includes idioms such as "do someone's dirty work" which means doing unpleasant tasks for others, "have your work cut out" which means having a very difficult problem to deal with, and "work your fingers to the bone" which means working extremely hard. The document also provides examples to illustrate the meanings of each idiom.

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    The document provides definitions for common work-related idioms and matches them to their definitions. It includes idioms such as "do someone's dirty work" which means doing unpleasant tasks for others, "have your work cut out" which means having a very difficult problem to deal with, and "work your fingers to the bone" which means working extremely hard. The document also provides examples to illustrate the meanings of each idiom.

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    The document provides definitions for common work-related idioms and matches them to their definitions. It includes idioms such as "do someone's dirty work" which means doing unpleasant tasks for others, "have your work cut out" which means having a very difficult problem to deal with, and "work your fingers to the bone" which means working extremely hard. The document also provides examples to illustrate the meanings of each idiom.

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    The document provides definitions for common work-related idioms and matches them to their definitions. It includes idioms such as "do someone's dirty work" which means doing unpleasant tasks for others, "have your work cut out" which means having a very difficult problem to deal with, and "work your fingers to the bone" which means working extremely hard. The document also provides examples to illustrate the meanings of each idiom.

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    Work Idioms

    Match the following idioms with the corresponding definition.


    WARNING! SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONE IDIOM PER DEFINITION.

    1- ALL IN A DAYS WORK


    2- DO SOMEONES DIRTY WORK
    3- DO THE DONKEY WORK
    4- HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT
    5- A NASTY PIECE OF WORK
    6- WORK OVERTIME
    7- WORK YOUR FINGERS TO THE BONE
    8- WORK YOUR GUTS OUT
    9- WORK YOUR HEART OUT
    10- WORK YOUR SOCKS OUT

    a) do something unpleasant or difficult on someones behalf because they dont


    want to do it themselves.

    b) when someone has a very big problem to deal with and they wont find it easy
    to do.

    c) someone who is very unpleasant.

    d) when somebody finds something which is difficult, unusual or exciting easy or


    normal because it is part of their job or because they often experience this kind
    of thing.

    e) when someone does all the most physically tiring or boring parts of a job or a
    piece of work.

    f) when someone is working hard in order to achieve something.

    g) when you work as hard and as well as you can.

    h) when someone has to work extremely hard.


    Enjoy yourselves and down to work!!
    KEY

    SOME EXPLANATIONS AND EXAMPLES

    1-d, 2- a, 3-e, 4-b, 5-c, 6-f, 7,8,9-h, 10-g

    a- He always has other people to do his dirty job for him.

    b- The Prime Minister has his work cut out for him as most analysts see little chance or
    resolving the constitutional crisis.

    c- (Sometimes bit is used instead of piece and other adjectives instead of nasty)
    She was a nasty/unpleasant piece/bit of work, a demagogue, an admirer of the
    Fascists.

    d- For war reporters, *dodging *snipers bullets is all in a days work.


    *to dodge: avoid by moving suddenly aside.
    *sniper (n): person who shoots from a hidden position at unprotected people,
    such as an enemy not in battle.

    e- (Used in British English)


    Weve been very fortunate getting a succession of secretaries whove managed to do
    the donkey work.

    f- The team had been working overtime to improve the Labour image.
    (This expression is more commonly used to say that someone is spending extra time
    doing the job that they are employed to do)

    g- (This expression is often used with act, dance, play instead of work)
    My students have worked their socks off to produce something thats vivid, dynamic
    and vital.

    h- - What sort of life is this if, like a miner, you work your fingers to the bone?

    - These women worked their guts out from 7.30 to 4.30 every day, often all
    evening and weekend too if they had families.

    - I know she will work her heart out to prove herself.


    - (When cry is used instead of work (cry your heart out) the expression means
    cry a great deal. Example: I threw myself on to the bed and cried my heart out. It
    took me a good while to get over the emotional damage of that encounter.)
    - (You can use this expression with other verbs when you want to say that
    somebody does something with great enthusiasm or to a great extent. Example:
    Everyone danced their hearts out.)

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