Group: 213 Hamroqulova Dilnoza Idioms related to the topic You look tired, Dave. Why don’t you catch some Z’s

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Hamroqulova Dilnoza

Idioms related to the topic

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  You look tired, Dave. Why don’t you catch some Z’s? (=sleep for a while; take a nap)
  
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  I went to bed really early last night. I was pooped! (=very tired; exhausted)
  
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  I wish I could go to the movies, but I’ve got to hit the books. (=to study)
  
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  They’re taking on more than 500 people at the canning factory. (=hiring)
  
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  She got the boot for being lazy.(=be fired)
  
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  He was given the sack for stealing (=was fired)
  
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  He has been burning the candle at both ends to finish this project. (= work day and night at something)
  
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  The sooner you knuckle under and start work, the better, (=stop wasting time and start working)
  
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  At last that’s over – now I can put my feet up for a while. (=relax)
  
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  She is a hard worker and always goes the extra mile. (=do more than is expected)
  
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  If you want a pay rise, you should butter up the boss. (= be very nice to someone because you want something)
  
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  My predecessor showed me the ropes, so I felt quite confident. (=show someone how things are done)
  

N.B. It is important to remember that idiomatic expressions are used when speaking informally. They are not used in formal exchanges.
Task 1

Fill in the sentences with the suitable idioms from the box.


hit the books knuckle under catch some Z’s put feet up

poop show the ropes get the boot go the extra mile

burn the candle at both ends butter up

1. Bobby refused to ……… knuckle under ……………….. the bully.

2. I have a major test tomorrow, so I better ……… hit the books ……………………………. .

3. I am going to make myself a cup of coffee and … put

………… my … feet up ………….. for half an hour.

4. I really needed to …… catch some Z's ……………………… after staying up late at the disco.

5. Martha must ………… ………………………………….. to the new employees.

6. He’s always willing to ………… burn the candle at both ends ………………………….. to do things right.

7. ………… showed him … the ropes ……….. before you ask to borrow his car.

8. He has been …pooped ….with his work and his studies.

9. The man ……… got the boot…… from the café because he had drunk too much.

10.He … relax ……. out after about an hour of hard work.

to get / find work
to be offered work / a job
to make a living as a …
What do you do for a living?
to get a higher position /to be promoted /to achieve something

to apply for a job

to be a workaholic (to love work too much)
to be someone’s opposite number (to be a rival)
to be dog-tired from work /to be bushed from work
a heavy workload
to be underpaid
opposite:to be overpaid
to hammer out a deal/to work out a deal/to sign a contract/to close a contract opposite: to back out of a deal



to do shift work (nights one week, days the next week)
to be on flexi-time (to have flexible working hours)
to work nine-to-five (regular day work)
to work full-time
to work part-time


to get the sack (to be thrown out of a job)

to be fired (more formal)

to be made redundant (thrown out, no longer needed)
to be laid off (more informal than made redundant)
to give up work
to be on/take sick leave
to take early retirement (to retire at 55)

Task 2. Match the sentences that share the same meaning.

1. 
   1. You never have time! I think you are obsessed with work.
   2. I have no fixed working time.
   3. I have a job interview tomorrow.
   4. I was late so often, I lost my job.
   5. I’m not working since I have a baby.
   6. My boss told me, I’m going to get a higher position!
   7. He’s only 57, but he’s enjoying life on a pension.
   8. One week I work at night and the next week at day.
   

2. 
   a. I am on maternity/paternity.
   

b. I do shift-work.

c. He has taken early retirement.

d. I apply for a new job.
e. You’re a workaholic.

f. I have been fired/ I got the sack.

g. I’m on flexi-time.
i. I’m promoted.

1.g

2.e

3.d

4.f

5.a

6.i

7.c

8.b