learn idioms you can use at work.

1. work idioms 1 part 1
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2. Work is a part of all of our lives, in some
way or another. The first Monday in
September in Canada is called “Labour Day.”
In honour of this, I present you with idioms
you can use while doing some form of work-
whether it’s an actual paid job, walking 10
kilometres or washing the dishes. This is
part 1. Part 2 is coming next week.
Enjoy!

3. For the long haul
Meaning: To continue
to work hard at
something until it is
finished.

4. For the long haul
I sure am! I
want you to
know I am here
for the long
haul!
We would like
to hire you for
our
management
position, but
you would need
to complete a
training
program first.
Are you OK with
that?
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5. Throw in the towel
Meaning: To quit

6. Throw in the towel
Mama! I
can’t keep
going! I am
going to
stop!
What? We are
almost home! We
only have two
more kilometres
to go. You can’t
throw in the
towel now!
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7. To have your work cut
out for you
Meaning: To have a very
difficult job to do.

8. To have your work cut
out for you
OK! Let’s get
going. This is
going to be a
10 kilometre
walk!
It’s going to be
a long walk, so
we really have
our work cut
out for us; but
we can do it!
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9. To slack off
Meaning: To be lazy;
to do something with
little energy or effort.

10. I am not slacking off! I am
just going to rest for 5
minutes, and then I am
going to wash the dishes!
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To slack off

11. To burn the midnight oil
Meaning: To stay up
late to work or study.

12. To burn the midnight oil
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I still have a
lot of work
to do on this
project. I am
going to
have to burn
the midnight
oil again
tonight.