12E12_15 common idioms about work by Hồng Nhung Ngô https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb Meanings en-us 2021-02-02 05:21:19 UTC 2025-11-09 19:17:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5c2.png nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1151999311 Idiom 1: Out of work
Idiom 2: Learn the ropes
Idiom 3: Go the extra mile
Idiom 4: Work like a dog
Idiom 5: burn the candle at both ends
Idiom 6: Put one’s feet up
Idiom 7: Call it a day
Idiom 8: Off the hook
Idiom 9: Make ends meet
Idiom 10: Rank and File
Idiom 11: Move up in the world
Idiom 12: Be in someone's good (or bad) books
Idiom 13: Hang by a thread
Idiom 14: Pink slip
Idiom 15: Give somebody the sack]]> 2021-02-02 05:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1151999311 Idiom 1: Out of work nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152005734 Meaning: Unemployed, without a paid job.
Eg: My father was out of work at the time, so we struggled, obviously.
]]> 2021-02-02 06:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152005734 Idiom 2: Learn the ropes nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152005986 meaning: to learn/know how to do a job or activity
This deal allows them to learn the ropes.

]]> 2021-02-02 06:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152005986 Idiom 3: Go the extra mile nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152006128 to make more effort than is expected of you
Eg: He's a nice guy, always ready to go the extra mile for his friends.
]]> 2021-02-02 06:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152006128 Idiom 4: Work like a dog nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152007657 Meaning: to work very hard
Example:The company gave him the sack for improper conduct.]]> 2021-02-02 06:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152007657 Idiom 5: burn the candle at both ends nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152007823 meaning: to work or do other things from early in the morning until late at night and so get very little rest
Example: I have to burn the candle at both ends due to the heavy workload.]]> 2021-02-02 06:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152007823 Idiom 6: Put one’s feet up nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152008033 Meaning: to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported above the ground:
Example: You go home and put your feet up.

]]> 2021-02-02 06:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152008033 Idiom 7: Call it a day nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152008194 meaning: to stop what you are doing because you do not want to do it anymore 
example: i’m tired and it’s getting late. Let’s call it a day and get some rest. ]]> 2021-02-02 06:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152008194 Idiom 8: Off the hook nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152008384 meaning:  you have escaped from a difficult situation
ex: our P.I found a footage showing the burglar breaking in to our house and steal our belongings so my parents let me off the hook.]]> 2021-02-02 06:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152008384 Idiom 9: Make ends meet nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152008560 Meaning: to have enough money to buy what you need to live.
Example: It’s not easy to make ends meet with a big family, but somehow we manage.]]> 2021-02-02 06:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152008560 Idiom 10: Rank and File nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152008736 meaning: the ordinary workers in a company or the ordinary members of an organization, and not the leaders
example:  Labor leaders announced that they have agreed to a new contract, but the rank and file still don’t like it.]]> 2021-02-02 06:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152008736 Idiom 11: Move up in the world nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152009017 Meaning: to advance (oneself) and become successful
Example: The harder I work, the more I move up in the world.
]]> 2021-02-02 06:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152009017 Idiom 12: Be in someone's good (or bad) books nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152009198 Meaning: in a state in which one is liked (disliked) or are treated nicely (badly) by someone
Example: He's trying to get back in his boss's good books by offering to work overtime.]]> 2021-02-02 06:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152009198 Idiom 13: Hang by a thread nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152009501 Meaning: A very uncertain state and is unlikely to survive or succeed.
Example : A horrifying minibus crash leaves a host of lives hanging by a thread.

]]> 2021-02-02 06:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152009501 Idiom 14: Pink slip nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152009780 Meaning: A notice of dismissal from employment.
Example: A year after he got his pink slip, he was still looking for work.]]> 2021-02-02 06:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152009780 Idiom 15: Give somebody the sack nhungnh1802 https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152010137 meaning: to dismiss (someone) suddenly from a job : to fire (someone)
Ex:The company gave him the sack for improper conduct.]]> 2021-02-02 06:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nhungnh1802/m3d1cm6nx60lydeb/wish/1152010137