10 WORK Expressions in English
- over worked
－＞ too much work
‘over’ は、この場合、 ‘more’ の意
I hate my job. I am overworked and underpaid. I don’t even get a lunch break because I have too much work.
- dirty work
アンダーグランドな、ヤバい仕事という意味ではない。
「トイレの掃除」「誰かの代わりに、職場の同僚を叱責する」等、誰もがやりたくない・気が進まない仕事
- get worked up
- とても怒っている
- 怯えて、とてもビクビクしている
- とても感情的になっている
You look very angry. Don’t get worked up!
- work out
- エクササイズ
- （何かの問題に対する）解決策が見つかる
It will work out.
＝ Everything in the end will be good.
- work on
- do work
- not finish
I worked on a project all night.
I worked on these English videos.
- work on appetite
You have worked on appetite.
＝ You are very hungry.
- workaholic
－＞ 仕事中毒者
英語的には、’work’ ＋ ‘a’ ＋ ‘hol’ ＋ ‘ic’ の４つの ‘syllable（音節）’ に分解できる
He is a workaholic.
alcoholic・・・アルコール中毒者
shopaholic・・・ショッピング中毒者
- work it
－＞ do something confident
他人を励ますこと
Wow, Debbie is dancing. She looks great. “Work it, Debbie! You look great!”
- work someone in
－＞ get an appointment
We are very busy at the doctor’s clinic this afternoon, but I can work you in around 2 pm.
- work something out
－＞ make an arrengement
The problem is that the bathroom is too busy in the morning . We need to find a solution.
We need to work something out.
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