22 // At Work Flashcards
start work (at a specific hour)
CLOCK IN
I clock in at 9am every morning.
finish work (at a specific hour)
CLOCK OUT/OFF
I clock off at 5pm every afternoon.
continue trying to achieve something despite difficulties
SOLDIER ON
Despite the storm, the engineers soldiered on and installed the new phone line.
take a break from work for a certain amount of time
TAKE (TIME) OFF
Debbie took the afternoon off so she could go to the dentist.
telephone your workplace
CALL IN
I’m not feeling very well today, so I’m going to call in sick.
finish work
leave office
GET OFF (WORK)
Steve gets off work early on Fridays so he can collect his children from school.
cancel an event
CALL OFF
Our manager was busy, so she had to call off the our meeting.
discuss
TALK OVER
Let’s talk over all your designs and make a decision.
get together with
հավաքվել-հանդիպել
MEET UP WITH
Angela meets up with her colleagues once a week to discuss all their new ideas.
agree a time or date that might be changed later
գրաֆիկում հարմարացնել-ացելացնել
PENCIL IN
I might be busy tomorrow, but let’s pencil in a meeting anyway.
increase to an unmanageable amount
կուտակվել-հավաքվել
PILE UP
The applications for the new manager position are piling up. I’d better start looking through them.
ask someone for something (again)
ինչ-որ բանի հետևից գնալ-ճարել
CHASE UP
Kamal’s manager chased up the report, which was already a week late.
avoid hard work
լոդռություն անել
SLACK OFF
Ted used to be very proactive, but he’s been slacking off lately.
complete a task
իրականացնել
CARRY OUT
Ola is carrying out a survey about worker satisfaction.
do work that you did not have time to do earlier
CATCH UP ON
Gio has been on vacation for two weeks, so he has a lot of work to catch up on.
