have you been working hard on your
english lately well if you have i have
20 incredibly hard-working idioms that
you can use to describe
hard work
let's go
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to get back to or put your nose to
the grindstone the grindstone this means
to return to or start
a hard
tedious
task
oh
right that's my break over i better get
back to the grindstone
to be on a roll
this means experiencing a period of
success or good luck yeah we signed up
two new clients last week and four new
clients this week with three more in the
pipeline we are on a roll
be snowed under to be snowed under means
to be overwhelmed with a very large
quantity of work or commitments
oh i am so sorry i missed the teachers
meeting today with the exams around the
corner and several members of staff
self-isolating i'm completely snowed
under at the moment
to bend over backwards
this means to work extra hard to help
someone or to make them happy
i don't understand why he continues to
bend over backwards for julia she
doesn't appreciate it
blood sweat and tears
if something needs blood sweat and tears
then it's a hard thing to do or requires
a lot of effort
we spent 15 years building this business
it took blood sweat and tears to make it
what it is today
burning a candle at both ends
this means to work too hard as well as
trying to do other things
my boss had a nervous breakdown last
month it's not surprising he was burning
the candle at both ends for many months
get cracking
this means to get started on a project
or task
right do we all know what we're supposed
to be doing
great then let's get cracking
give it 110
this means to try
really hard to achieve something
i know
you are all tired it's really hot
outside and you would rather be relaxing
in the shade eating ice cream but today
is a very important day for our school
so i want you to get out there and give
it 110 percent
to go the extra mile
this means to do more than what is
expected to make something happen or
help someone
we have decided to promote nick
he went the extra mile for us during the
pandemic and really showed us his
commitment
hang in there
this means
don't give up keep going through the
hard times
the next few months will be hard for all
of us just hang in there things
will improve
jump through hoops
this means to go through an elaborate or
complicated procedure in order to
achieve an objective
we are in the process of applying for a
mortgage but we have to jump through so
many hoops
to knuckle down or buckle down
this means to focus and work diligently
on a task or problem
if you all knuckle down and do your
revision between now and the exams then
you will pass
with flying colors
to make up for lost time
this means to do something as much as
possible because you are not able to do
it before like to catch up
i haven't seen my family for over two
years so we're going to go on holiday
together we really need to make up for
lost time
to move mountains
this means to make every possible effort
doing the impossible if needed
trust me i will move mountains to make
sure that you are satisfied with your
new branding
no pain no gain
this means suffering is necessary in
order to achieve something
the athletes are complaining about
having to train on a sunday but
no pain no gain
to pull one's own weight this means to
do your fair share of work that a group
of people are doing together
james you have taken a lot of time off
this month and when you have been in you
haven't done very much work
we are all working hard to reach our
deadline so
we need you to start pulling your own
weight otherwise
we will have to let you go
to raise the bar
this means to raise the standards which
need to be met in order to qualify for
something
oh apple have really raised the bar with
their latest iphone
to stay ahead of the game
this means to react quickly and gain or
keep an advantage
okay we're changing our marketing
strategy advertising will now include
tick tock we must stay ahead of the game
to stay the course this means to keep
going strongly to the end of a race or
contest or task we've been working with
this client for 12 months on this
project we plan to stay the course and
get the job done
to take the ball by the horns this means
to deal decisively with a difficult or
dangerous situation
i've asked him several times but he just
ignores me
i must take the ball by the horns and
just tell my landlord that i'm moving
out unless he fixes the central heating
there you go 20 idioms for working hard
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