a bad workman always blames his tools
It is not the tools we use that make us good, but rather how we employ them.
Work & office · Công việc 355
Deadlines, bosses, hustle, and jargon for the working day.
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a good beginning makes a good ending
Start off on a good note to reap the benefits at the end.
a man is known by the company he keeps
People are similar in character to their friends.
a new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners
New management imposes radical changes, but those with prior experience have more knowledge.
account of
To esteem; to prize; to value.
all is fish that comes to the net
Anything that happens can be used for one's advantage.
barber's clerk
An overdressed shopboy who affects the airs and graces of a gentleman.
barrow boy
A financial industry worker from a working class or lower middle class family background.
base on
To ground (an opinion, a conclusion, etc) on.
bear on
To influence, have an effect on.
behind every great man is a great woman
Synonym of behind every successful man there stands a woman (“men's success often depends on the support and work of their wives or female partners”).
behind every great man there stands a woman
Synonym of behind every successful man there stands a woman (“men's success often depends on the support and work of their wives or female partners”).
behind every successful man there stands a woman
A man’s achievements are made possible by the support and work of their wife or female partner.
big house
Prison, jail.
big iron
Large, expensive, powerful computers such as mainframes.
big league
To a significant degree; on a large scale.
boss about
To act in a bossy manner toward (another person), ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
boss around
To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
boss bitch
A confident, independent and ambitious woman.
boss up
To strive to reach one's goals through effort and determination; to start working hard.
buddy up
To form small teams, especially pairs, often to reduce the likelihood of any one person suffering harm without being noticed or to suit the nature of a task to be accomplished
build capacity
Take actions which increase the amount of work that can be done in the future.
bullshit job
Meaningless or unnecessary wage labor which the worker is obliged to pretend to have a purpose.
businessman's lunch
Synonym of businessman's trip.
bust one's hump
To work very hard; to put in strenuous effort.
bust one's neck
To work exceptionally hard.
bust someone's ass
To hurt or beat up.
busy as a dyke in a hardware store
Extremely busy.
busy as a one-armed paperhanger
Extremely busy.
buy over
To gain the support of (a person) through bribery.
carve out
To hollow by carving.
chuck it up
To quit a job.
chug away
To move away at a slow, steady pace, especially if making chugging noises.
city boy
A male inhabitant of a city, or one who prefers city life
clapped out
Exhausted, worn out.
clock off
to leave work, especially by recording the leaving time on a machine
coffee and cakes
A meagre salary.
cold cook
An undertaker.
come down with one's dust
To pay up, especially in cash; to settle one’s accounts, to lay down one’s money.
cost out
To calculate the cost of a future enterprise (project, plan, etc.)
dead horse
Tomato sauce.
dick around
To waste time on an unproductive activity.
dig yourself
To obtain a proper understanding of something, to figure something out, to work something out.
dollar, dollar bill, y'all
A maxim encouraging making money, especially by hustling (illicit or forceful actions)
don't hate the player, hate the game
The frustrations with a system or activity should be blamed on its weaknesses, rather than on individuals who operate within it.
doss about
To be idle, to shirk one's work or duty.
doss around
To be idle, to shirk one's work or duty.
doss off
To avoid something, especially work, out of laziness.
down with one's dust
Ellipsis of come down with one's dust (“To pay up, especially in cash; to settle one’s accounts, to lay down one’s money”).
down with the dust
Ellipsis of come down with the dust (“To pay up, especially in cash; to settle one’s accounts, to lay down one’s money”).
drag down
To cause (other people or another person) to suffer the same fate, or to feel the same negative mood.
dub up
To put someone in prison, or into their individual cell.
earn out
To qualify for a bonus or other amount of money that has been promised.
eke out
To supplement.
email factory
A corporate office.
every man is the architect of his own fortune
Each person is the chief cause of their success or failure in life.
fagged out
Very tired, or exhausted by hard work or physical exercise.
fair fucks
Fair enough.
fiddler's money
small change
fifty six
Among policemen, "time off from work."