at work »
Working, in the process of doing work.
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bankers' hours »
Any easy job, especially one with a short working day.
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be off »
To be working against a present or former addiction to.
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borganism »
An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct. Such an amalgam may possess a collective consciousness, arguably an emergent phenomenon of social networking.
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busy beaver »
Someone who is very busy or hard-working.
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get busy »
Start working, usually in opposition to idleness.
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go native »
Of a contractor or consultant, to begin working directly as an employee for a company and cease to work through a contracting firm or agency.
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golden hello »
A payment offered to an employee as an inducement to join, especially if currently working for a competitor.
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great unwashed »
A contemptuous term for the populace, particularly the working class.
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hot desking »
The working practice of sharing desks or workstations between workers, as a means of saving space and resources.
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leather working »
The technology of making products from leather.
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long shot »
Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.
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never change a running system »
Don't change something that is working
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nuts and bolts »
The basic, inner workings of something; the fundamentals or basics; that which makes something operate, on a basic level.
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on the anvil »
Refers to anything in the making, being created, or in production, especially in the metalworking field.
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on the blink »
Functioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well. Usually refers to a mechanical or electronic device.
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on the clock »
Working at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated employment.
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on the game »
Working as a prostitute.
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out of kilter »
Disturbed; out of order; not working or adjusted properly.
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out of whack »
Not working or operating properly.
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reinvent the wheel »
To redo work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily; to rethink an already working system, technique, etc. in a pointless attempt to improve it.
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set to work »
To begin working at.
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set to work »
To begin working.
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set to work »
To cause to begin working.
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task force »
A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.
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two heads are better than one »
Some problems may be solved more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.
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working girl »
A prostitute.
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working girl »
A young woman who works.
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wrong side of the tracks »
. May refer to area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live.
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