Advanced Idioms - Work
Match the phrases on the left with the definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
- dead end job
- golden handshake
- be snowed under
- work your fingers to the bone
- burn the midnight oil
- talk shop
- call it a day
- red tape
- a hive of activity
- get the axe
- have too much work
- excessive bureaucracy
- talk about work-related things
- work very hard
- a place that is full of people who are very busy
- a job with low wages and no chance of progress
- stop doing something, especially working
- lose your job
- a payment given to someone who retires early
- work or study late into the night
