- on the job
- idia) while working; at workb) on the alert
From formal English to slang. 2014.
on the job
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By the job — Job Job (j[o^]b), n. [Prov. E. job, gob, n., a small piece of wood, v., to stab, strike; cf. E. gob, gobbet; perh. influenced by E. chop to cut off, to mince. See {Gob}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sudden thrust or stab; a jab. [1913 Webster] 2. A piece … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
on the job — Job Job (j[o^]b), n. [Prov. E. job, gob, n., a small piece of wood, v., to stab, strike; cf. E. gob, gobbet; perh. influenced by E. chop to cut off, to mince. See {Gob}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sudden thrust or stab; a jab. [1913 Webster] 2. A piece … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
on the job — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Working hard; not wasting time. * /Joe was on the job all of the time that he was at work./ * /The school paper came out on time because the editors were on the job./ … Dictionary of American idioms
on the job — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Working hard; not wasting time. * /Joe was on the job all of the time that he was at work./ * /The school paper came out on time because the editors were on the job./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lie down on the job — {v. phr.}, {informal} To purposely fail to do your job; neglect a task; loaf. * /Bill isn t trying to learn his lessons. He is lying down on the job./ * /If you lie down on your job, you will lose it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lie down on the job — {v. phr.}, {informal} To purposely fail to do your job; neglect a task; loaf. * /Bill isn t trying to learn his lessons. He is lying down on the job./ * /If you lie down on your job, you will lose it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fall down on the job — {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail to work well. * /The boss was disappointed when his workers fell down on the job./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fall down on the job — {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail to work well. * /The boss was disappointed when his workers fell down on the job./ … Dictionary of American idioms
