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Work Idioms-B2.1
EOI PUERTA DEL MAR
Created on September 29, 2024
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WORK IDIOMS
IDIOMS AND EXPRESSIONS
- To have a cushy job
- To be on the dole
- To burn the candle at both ends
- To be snowed under/up to your neck/up to your eyes (with work)/to have a lot on your plate
-To have a cushy job
To be on the dole
To be unemployed and living on unemployment benefits: After the factory closed, many workers had to go on the dole and struggled to make ends meet.
To have a job which is easy to do: When I was younger, I had a cushy job at Christmas: I used to work in a shopping centre wrapping presents.
-To burn the candle at both ends
To work until late into the night or even till the early hours: When I was younger, I used to burn the candle at both ends, but I don't do it any more.
Having too much work to do.