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If you do a back-breaking work it means you are a white-collar worker.
FALSE - Needing a lot of hard, physical effort and making you feel extremely tired
In a win-win situation, you win double than the other side.
FALSE - It is a good situation for everyone involved
If you fall asleep behind the wheel you fail to perform your work duties.
TRUE
If a company tests the waters it means they want to find out how well their new product will do on the market.
TRUE
When your boss calls you on the carpet he/she is going to promote you.
FALSE - To criticise or reprimand
If you are a clock watcher you are very punctual.
FALSE - Someone who repeatedly looks to see what time it is in order to see how much longer they have to work
To crunch the numbers means to do some calculations.
TRUE
To think outside the box means you are considering changing jobs.
FALSE - To think in a different, unconventional way.
If you have a lot on your plate it means you're busy and have got lots of things to deal with.
TRUE
To get the boot means you are promoted to a higher position in the company.
FALSE - To be told to leave job or school
If you have a slave driver boss you have a very demanding and strict boss who makes you work harder and harder.
TRUE
To do donkey work means you do hard and boring part of the job.
TRUE
To work for peanuts means to work for very little money.
TRUE
To put something on ice means to postpone something for a later date.
TRUE
To put something on the back burner means to hide or destroy important information.
FALSE - It is temporarily not being dealt with or considered, especially because it is not urgent or important
To work like a dog means to work very slowly.
FALSE - To work very hard
A whistle blower is a person who reveals some confidential data.
TRUE
To see eye to eye means to meet someone in person.
FALSE - To agree with someone else about something