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leather workingThe technology of making products from leather.Rate it:

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working girlA young woman who works.Rate it:

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working girlA prostitute.Rate it:

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Bring Home the BaconWorking together to earn livelihoodRate it:

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broke assSomething no longer workingRate it:

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get on toTo progress to; to start working on.Rate it:

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golden helloA payment offered to an employee as an inducement to join, especially if currently working for a competitor.Rate it:

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joe schmoeAn average person, especially a male, usually of blue-collar working class; no one in particular; someone unknown to you.Rate it:

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lab ratA student or employee who spends a great deal of time working in a laboratory.Rate it:

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make bricks without strawTo accomplish a task without the proper materials or under unreasonable conditions; to do the impossible.Rate it:

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never a dull momenta reflective sigh, lament relative to possible or actual undesirable conditions or developmentsRate it:

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ponte las pilasstart workingRate it:

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Too Many Cooks Spoil the BrothMore number of people working on a particular project will worsen itRate it:

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a rising tide lifts all boatsBenefits provided to a few may lead to conditions that are beneficial to all.Rate it:

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spark offTo initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.Rate it:

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canary in a coal mineSomething whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.Rate it:

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Catch-22A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.Rate it:

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it's a zoo out thereThings/conditions/situations are chaotic, disordered, unpredictableRate it:

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lock outAn event in which an employer bars employees from working as a tactic in negotiating terms of employment, particularly in response to a strike or threat to strike.Rate it:

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be offTo be working against a present or former addiction to.Rate it:

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set the stageTo prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions.Rate it:

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never change a running systemDon't change something that is workingRate it:

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à force de travaillerBy dint of working.Rate it:

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a horny handed son of the soilA hard working gardener or a farmercalRate it:

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Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (S)The pitcher fulfills at least one of the following three conditions:Rate it:

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at bestIn the most favorable of conditions; at the most.Rate it:

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at workWorking, in the process of doing work.Rate it:

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ball of fireA person who is especially hard-working, high-achieving, ambitious, or active.Rate it:

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bankers' hoursAny easy job, especially one with a short working day.Rate it:

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bat on a sticky wicketTo take action in unfavourable conditions.Rate it:

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Busman's HolidayTo spend free time in same task people do during their working timingsRate it:

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Busy As a BeaverHard working business personRate it:

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busy as a beeVery active; working constantly.Rate it:

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busy beaverSomeone who is very busy or hard-working.Rate it:

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clap outTo fail, to stop working.Rate it:

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close of playThe end of the working dayRate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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cowboy showerA simple shower in a horse trailer's living area to remove the dirt and grime associated with working around livestock.Rate it:

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darsi da fareStart working, usually in opposition to idleness.Rate it:

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daylightThe intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.Rate it:

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dog and catA team comprised of one male and one female, who are either working as associates or where one is the second in command to the other.Rate it:

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Eddie would goSaid of challenging surfing conditions or a challenging wave or challenges in general. Used as an encouragement or as a general comment on difficulty or dangerRate it:

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fine printThe details, restrictions, terms, or conditions, especially of a contract, often printed in very small type.Rate it:

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freeze upTo come to a sudden halt, stop working.Rate it:

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frohes Schaffena greeting sometimes used towards someone who is working, most often when leaving themRate it:

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get busyStart working, usually in opposition to idleness.Rate it:

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get on the stickTo get started; to begin working; to become active.Rate it:

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get out while the getting's goodTo sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. while conditions are good, particularly in anticipation of a drop in prices.Rate it:

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get out while the getting's goodTo leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions appear.Rate it:

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go nativeOf a contractor or consultant, to begin working directly as an employee for a company and cease to work through a contracting firm or agency.Rate it:

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