اصطلاحات کاربردی ” کار”

 A woman’s work is never done

A woman’s work is never done means that a woman often works longer hours than a man because the house work and raising children are jobs that never .end

For example: A woman’s work is never done! Said Leila, she added: As soon as I finish washing the breakfast dishes, it is time to start preparing lunch

در این اصطلاح اشاره به این است که کار خانم هیچ وقت تمامی ندارد.

All in a day’s work

What is normal, typical, expected

 For example: Grading my students papers is all on a day’s work for me

در این اصطلاح اشاره به کاری است که هر روز باید انجام شود و نرمال است.

Back to the salt mines

If you go back to the salt mines, it means you have to return back to the work place

 For example: the vacation is over. Back to the salt mines

در این اصطلاح اشاره به برگشتن به محیطکار یا کار می­ باشد.

Break your back

 If you break your back to do something, you work very hard to do it

 For example: I am not going to break my back to this job for such a low salary

این اصطلاح اشاره به خیلی سخت کار کردن است.

Burn candle at both ends

If you burn candles at both ends, you work very hard, day and night

For example: She has been burning candles at both ends to finish a book about the history of the united states of America

این اصطلاح اشاره به بیش از حد کار کردن یا شبانه­روزی کار کردن است.

Burn the midnight oil

Work hard, especially late into the night

For example: She was burning the midnight oil preparing for her daughter’s wedding when she had a heart attack

این اصطلاح اشاره به تا پاسی از شب کار کردن است.

Cold piece of work

If someone is a cold piece of work they are difficult to deal with

For example: Did you see how she treats her husband? She is a cold piece of work

در این اصطلاح اشاره به فردی بد قلق است.

Dirty work

Unpleasant work or dishonest action

For example: I don’t know but I feel there is some dirty work going an in his company

در این اصطلاح اشاره به کارهای غیر قانونی و یا ناشایست است.

Get the sack

To be dismissed from employment

For example: because he was always late, he got the sack

در این اصطلاح اشاره به اخراج شدن از کار است.

Gum up the works

Gum up the works means to prevent a process, a system or a machine from working smoothly

For example: He is not careful enough and always gums up the works

در این اصطلاح اشاره به جلوگیری یا پیشگیری یک سازمان یا شغل از روان کار کردن می­باشد.