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Hire/ Employ: "She is very happy, she went to a job interview and they _____ her ___ trial for two months".
took (her) on
succeed with a first step; achieve an initial stage: "I know it's not the job you'd hoped for, but at least you can use it to ____ ____ ____ __ ___ ____".
get your foot in the door
show someone how things are done: “My predecessor _______ ___ ____ ___, so I felt quite confident.”
showed me the ropes
look after someone: “When he was taken on, Sarah ____ ___ _____ ___ _____.”
took him under her wing
put blame on someone else "He never admits to his mistakes at work but always _________ ____ _____ instead".
passes the buck
Finish a day's work: "When it rains, the boss lets us ______ ____ work early".
knock off
Good relationship: "Steve and Harry get on well; they have a ________".
rapport
Successful person: "The company wants to have as many _____-______ on its staff as possible".
high-flyers (noun), high-flying (adjective)
governent allowance: "He is still claiming unemployment _______ even though he's found a job".
(on) benefit
Bored of routine: "We have become used to always doing the same thing and now we are ______ ___ __ ___".
stuck in a rut
Career with no future development: Rick hated his ____ - ____ ___.
dead-end job
benefit of a job: "Peter's salary isn't very high, but his job comes with great _____ like health insurance and a staff discount".
perks / benefits
Remain in employment: "After years of unemployment, John managed to ____ _____ __ ____ at the post office. I can never seem to hold down a job".
hold down a job
getting rid of staff due to financial issues or no work, with usually a pay out: "The ___________ staff will be offered assistance with looking for new jobs".
(make) redundant / laid-off
Resign / be demoted: "The chairman of the committee decided to ____ _____ because of ill health".
step down
losing your job due to disciplinary issues: "Edward _______ _____ because he was late all the time".
get sacked, get dismissed, get the boot
get settled in: “It only took him a week to ____ his ___ ____ ___ _____, then he started to make changes.”
Get your feet under the table
make a better effort: “You’ll have to _____ _____ _____ _____ and work harder if you want to impress the boss!”
pull your socks up
do your fair share of the work: “He’s a good team worker and always _____ _____ _____.”
pull your weight
be very nice to someone because you want something: “If you want a pay rise, you should ______ ___ the boss.”
butter someone up
be in favour (or disfavour) with someone: “I’m not in her _____ ______ today – I messed up her report.”
be in someone’s good (or bad) books


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