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Examples:work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts—do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work—work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted—supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods—demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation—burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day—have the ability to work—educated youth (sent work in farms during cultural revolution)—lit. paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time—(fig.) devote oneself to study, work etc—work against the interests of sb one derives support from—be dedicated to one's work—transfer to civilian work—work energetically for prosperity (of the country)—rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard—lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities—hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc—part-time work in which one works each day for a half-day, typically a morning or an afternoon—get sb else to do one's dirty work—enter a big city (to live or work)—bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work—fig. future generations will continue the work—any occupation that involves a great deal of field work—Hong Kong term for mainland government official come work in Hong Kong (slang)—accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork—work the land and also undertake academic studies—lit. work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard—raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night—(old) girl trafficked ina brothel to work as prostitute—demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside—early stage of game, match, work, activity etc—take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)—stop work for the day (generally of laborers)—work one's fingers to the bone—fig. be overwhelmed (with work or things to study)—If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar ina needle.—provide work to relieve poverty—return to work (after stoppage)—undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications—put to work (servant or animal)—abler people do more work (idiom); It is because you are so capable that we (or they) leave everything you.—lit. get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)—work from morning to night [idiom.]—work to no avail [idiom.]—be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results [idiom.]— |