idioms related to work and employment Flashcards
To be paid peanuts
Small amount of money
To get sacked
To be dismissed
To show sb the ropes
To show sb how things work
To pull your weight
To do your best
To bring home the bacon
To bring money home
To call the shots
To be in charge
To be on the dole
To be in between jobs
To be unemployed
To hold down a job
To keep a job
To land a job
To find a job and be hired
To work like a dog
To work your fingers to the bone
To work hard
To be a headhunter
Find people for a job
Moonlighting
A second job to win more money
A cush job
Dream job
To knock off early
To beat the clock
To finish early
Job perks
Job benefits
To get a pay hike
To get a raise in salary
To axe someone
To get the axe
To show sb the door
To be made redundant
Get fired
It’s my bread and butter
My main income
To be bumped up
Promoted
To give someone a pat in the back
Congratulate sb
To be a blue-collar
To be a white-collar
To be do manual labour/ work in a bank
Back to the salt mines/ Back to the grind
Back to work
A cash cow
A big fish
If you want to complain about your conditions or salary
To go on strike
To demonstrate
