idioms related to work and employment

Question 1

To be paid peanuts

Answer 1

Small amount of money

Question 2

To get sacked

Answer 2

To be dismissed

Question 3

To show sb the ropes

Answer 3

To show sb how things work

Question 4

To pull your weight

Answer 4

To do your best

Question 5

To bring home the bacon

Answer 5

To bring money home

Question 6

To call the shots

Answer 6

To be in charge

Question 7

To be on the dole

To be in between jobs

Answer 7

To be unemployed

Question 8

To hold down a job

Answer 8

To keep a job

Question 9

To land a job

Answer 9

To find a job and be hired

Question 10

To work like a dog

To work your fingers to the bone

Answer 10

To work hard

Question 11

To be a headhunter

Answer 11

Find people for a job

Question 12

Moonlighting

Answer 12

A second job to win more money

Question 13

A cush job

Answer 13

Dream job

Question 14

To knock off early

To beat the clock

Answer 14

To finish early

Question 15

Job perks

Answer 15

Job benefits

Question 16

To get a pay hike

Answer 16

To get a raise in salary

Question 17

To axe someone
To get the axe
To show sb the door
To be made redundant

Answer 17

Get fired

Question 18

It’s my bread and butter

Answer 18

My main income

Question 19

To be bumped up

Answer 19

Promoted

Question 20

To give someone a pat in the back

Answer 20

Congratulate sb

Question 21

To be a blue-collar

To be a white-collar

Answer 21

To be do manual labour/ work in a bank

Question 22

Back to the salt mines/ Back to the grind

Answer 22

Back to work

Question 23

A cash cow

Answer 23

A big fish

Question 24

If you want to complain about your conditions or salary

Answer 24

To go on strike

To demonstrate