U1 Flashcards
1
Q
overworked
A
with too much work to do
2
Q
get to work
A
to begin a job
3
Q
a nasty piece of work
A
a person with an unpleasant personality
4
Q
make light work of
A
to do something easily, or make something appear easy
5
Q
working your fingers to the bone
A
to work extremely hard (usually for a long period of time)
6
Q
do the dirty work
A
to do something unpleasant for another person, because they don’t want to do it
7
Q
donkeywork
A
the hard and unpleasant part of a job
8
Q
hard at work
A
busy trying to do or finish something
9
Q
it’s all in a days work for me
A
something difficult or unpleasant, but that is part of one’s usual job
