Work Vocabulary and Idioms

Finish a day's work: "When it rains, the boss lets us ______ ____ work early".

governent allowance: "He is still claiming unemployment _______ even though he's found a job".

get settled in: “It only took him a week to ____ his ___ ____ ___ _____, then he started to make changes.”

losing your job due to disciplinary issues: "Edward _______ _____ because he was late all the time".

show someone how things are done: “My predecessor _______ ___ ____ ___, so I felt quite confident.”

put blame on someone else "He never admits to his mistakes at work but always _________ ____ _____ instead".

Resign / be demoted: "The chairman of the committee decided to ____ _____ because of ill health".

make a better effort: “You’ll have to _____ _____ _____ _____ and work harder if you want to impress the boss!”

be in favour (or disfavour) with someone: “I’m not in her _____ ______ today – I messed up her report.”

look after someone: “When he was taken on, Sarah ____ ___ _____ ___ _____.”

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".

be very nice to someone because you want something: “If you want a pay rise, you should ______ ___ the boss.”

do your fair share of the work: “He’s a good team worker and always _____ _____ _____.”

Career with no future development: Rick hated his ____ - ____ ___.

Successful person: "The company wants to have as many _____-______ on its staff as possible".

Bored of routine: "We have become used to always doing the same thing and now we are ______ ___ __ ___".

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 ____ ____ ____ __ ___ ____".

Hire/ Employ: "She is very happy, she went to a job interview and they _____ her ___ trial for two months".

Good relationship: "Steve and Harry get on well; they have a ________".

benefit of a job: "Peter's salary isn't very high, but his job comes with great _____ like health insurance and a staff discount".

Remain in employment: "After years of unemployment, John managed to ____ _____ __ ____ at the post office. I can never seem to hold down a job".