make the slightest effort to do something, especially to help someone: "He never ___ to get Jimmy released from prison."
lifted a finger
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to work or do other things from early in the morning until late at night and so get very little rest: "It was wonder that some of them also to ___."
burn the candle at both ends
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to speak to or ask permission from someone who has more authority than the person who you would normally go to in that situation: "Amanda was refusing to give me the week off so I ___ and spoke to the boss."
go over someone's head
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to become famous or respected by a lot of people: "He's ___ himself as a talented journalist."
make a name for yourself
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said to mean that if an employer pays very low wages, they cannot expect to find good staff The new pay policy will definitely have an effect on quality: "The truth of the matter is that ___."
if they pay peanuts, they will get monkeys
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have a lot of it to deal with, and very busy: "I am ___ in work."
up to my eyes
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trap
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fairy
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rocket
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baam
Lose 20 points!
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go up a series of jobs from the lower paid with less responsibility to the highest paid with the most responsibility within a company or particular profession: "If someone has a good work ethic, they should ___."
move up / climb the career ladder
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have a lot of work to do or a lot of things to deal with: "We ___. There is plenty of work to be done on what we have."
have enough on our plate
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to manage to keep a job for a period of time: "He never could ___."
hold down a job
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to waste your time and achieve nothing because you have nothing to do: "Graduates who have invested time and their parents' money to go to university do not want to sit ___ on the dole."
twiddling their thumbs
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eraser
Reset score!
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fairy
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fairy
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banana
Go to last place!
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constantly check up on someone: "She's quite capable of looking after herself without her parents ___ all the time"
breathe down someone's neck
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bored because you do not have anything to do and cannot think of anything that you want to do: "Adolescents are most likely to get into trouble when they're ___."
at a loose end
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do or say something that will upset people or cause problems: "Don't ___until the negotiations are finished."