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Business Phrases around work

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    Useful expressions, Idioms, phrasal verbs
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  • What do we mean by "Work around the clock"?
    To work all hours, day and night, to get the work completed
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  • What do we mean by 'work out?'
    To calculate or To exercise
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  • What do we mean by 'Work around'?
    To find a solution, despite the problem
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  • What do we mean by 'Work up' an appetite?
    To develop (an appetite)
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  • What if we say ' To work through' the night?
    To work ALL night long
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  • What do we mean when something is 'In the works'?
    It is being developed, built or made
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  • When we say we are 'Out of work', what do we mean?
    We are unemployed
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  • What if we are 'Getting worked up'?
    We are becoming frustrated, angry, annoyed
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  • 'Go The extra mile' What do we mean?
    To go beyond what is expected of us
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  • What is meant by 'Keep up the good work?'?
    Continue producing good results
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  • What if we say 'Something didn't work out'?
    A plan that didn't achieve what we expected or hoped to achieve
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  • 'Its a work of Art!' What do we mean?
    Its very well made, put together, designed, beautiful, impressive.
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  • Its a 'Work in progress'
    Its not yet finished (perhaps its had some difficulties)
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  • To make light work of something?
    To complete something easily, with little/no difficulty
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  • Its a work of fiction
    Its not true, a lie
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