1B Flashcards
menial job
low status, low wage job
white- collar job
mental/ office job
blue collar job
physical job
glamorous
attractive in an exciting and special way
have a head for heights
not having a fear of high
have a head for figures
be good at maths
jack-of-all-trades
someone who can do many different jobs
bunk off
to stay away from school or work or to leave early, especially without permission (more school)
throw/ pull a sickie
to say to your employer that you are ill when you are not so that you do not have to go to your place of work for a day
be in work
to have a job
be out of work
to not have a job
be off work
to be on vacations/ have free time of work
jobsworth
someone who always obeys all the rules of their job even when they cause problems for other people or when the rules are silly
be signed-off
to be on the health leave (work)
busman’s holiday
a holiday where you do something similar to your usual work instead of having a rest from it
talk shop
to talk about things relating to your work when you are in a social situation, especially in a way that is not interesting to other people
on the dole
unemployed and receiving money from the government
skive off
to stay away from school or work or to leave early, especially without permission (more work)
work out
to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body
work out an appetite
gradually become hungry, develop an appetite
get worked up over something
to get very upset or excited about something
have a hard job doing something
find it difficult to do something
have other/ bigger fish to fry
to have something more important to do
set the wheels in motion
to do something that will cause a series of actions to start
