business is business
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
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Deadlines, bosses, hustle, and jargon for the working day.
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busy as a beaver
Very busy.
busy work
Tasks that keep someone occupied but are not important or productive.
captain copperthorne's crew
All officers; a saying of a company where everyone strives to rule.
carry corn
To bear success well and equally. It is said of a man who breaks down under a sudden access of wealth—as successful horse-racing men and unexpected legatees often do—or who becomes affected and intolerant, that "he doesn’t CARRY CORN well."
church work
Said of any work that advances slowly.
civility money
A reward claimed by bailiffs for executing their office with civility.
cock of the company
A weak man, who from the desire of being the head of the company associates with low people, and pays all the reckoning.
county work
Said of any work that advances slowly.
detective work
careful investigation and analysis to solve a problem
dirty work
Unpleasant or unscrupulous tasks
do the work
to perform a task or job
don't call me sir, I work for a living
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
elbow grease
hard work and effort
eye teeth
Supposed evidences of sharpness. A man is said to have, or have not, cut his EYE TEETH, according to possession or want of shrewdness.
family man
A thief or receiver of stolen goods.
game over
A message signaling that the game has ended, usually because the player failed (for example by losing all of their lives) but sometimes following successful completion of the game.
get to work
start doing something
go to work
start doing something
good job
Expression of approval or praise for someone's work
good man
A word of various imports, according to the place where it is spoken: in the city it means a rich man; at Hockley in the Hole, or St. Giles's, an expert boxer; at a bagnio in Covent Garden, a vigorous fornicator; at an alehouse or tavern, one who loves his pot or bottle; and sometimes, though but rarely, a virtuous man
hard at work
Busy and actively engaged in a task
hard up
Lacking money; impecunious; in financial difficulties.
have one's work cut out for one
face a challenging task that requires a lot of effort
honest shilling
A shilling earned by a process actually immoral, but not positively illegal. The money earned by a prostitute is said to be honest, as distinguished from that obtained by a thief. Probably from the story of the converted burglar, who determined to sin no more himself, and who lectured against dishonesty, but sent his wife out regularly every evening with instructions to earn an HONEST SHILLING.
I just work here
I don't have authority or control
idea pot
The knowledge box, the head. See KNOWLEDGE BOX.
if a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well
One should strive for excellence in every task
If you steal from one author, it is plagiarism; if you steal from many, it is research (Wilson Mizner (1876–1933), American writer and entrepreneur)
Borrowing from multiple sources is considered acceptable
in business
relating to or involved in commercial activities
in layman's terms
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
in laywoman's terms
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
irons in the fire
Having multiple projects or tasks underway at the same time
jack of all trades, master of none
Someone who has many skills but is not expert in any one area
job's comforter
A boil.
job’s turkey
"as poor as JOB’S TURKEY," as thin and as badly fed as that ill-conditioned and imaginary bird.
keep it up
continue doing something
kerry security
Bond, pledge, oath, and keep the money.
knowing ones
Sportsmen on the turf, who from experience and an acquaintance with the jockies, are supposed to be in the secret, that is, to know the true merits or powers of each horse; notwithstanding which it often happens that the knowing ones are taken in.
Larry Dooley
A beating, a hiding, a ticking-off; aggro.
lazy man's load
Lazy people frequently take up more than they can safely carry, to save the trouble of coming a second time.
learned profession
A profession requiring advanced education and training
long firm
A gang of swindlers who obtain goods by false pretences. They generally advertise or answer advertisements. The word LONG is supposed to be from a playful allusion made by one of the firm to the length of their credit.
lump work
Work contracted for, or taken by the LUMP.
mace cove
A swindler, a sharper, a cheat. On the mace; to live by swindling.
old hand
An experienced person
old man
In American merchant ships, the master. The phrase is becoming common in English ships.
old stager
An experienced person, especially in a particular profession or activity
on the job
Having sex.
on the loose
Free to move or act without restriction
out of collar
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
p. p
An expression much in use among racing men, which means play or pay, i.e., either go on with the arrangement or forfeit the money. The following is a law of the turf on the subject:—
piece of work
A person or thing that is unusual or remarkable
put on
To promise another money or valuables in the event of an anticipated success. "You’re ON a quid if Kaiser wins," might often have been heard before last St. Leger. Many hangers-on of the turf live almost entirely by what they are PUT ON, by bookmakers and backers for whom they do odd work.
put to work
To start using something or someone for a practical purpose
Quick at meat, quick at work. (Strauss, 1994 p. 1150)
Those who eat quickly will also work quickly
respect is not given, it is earned
One must prove themselves worthy to receive respect
roaring trade
A very successful business.—Shopkeepers’ Slang.
rum cole
New money, or medals.
sank work
Tailors’ phrase for soldiers’ clothes. Perhaps from the Norman SANC, blood,—in allusion either to the soldier’s calling, or the colour of his coat.