to change jobs

  • 101quit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. satisfy, requite; resign, abandon, relinquish, leave; cease, stop, desist. See payment, relinquishment, discontinuance, acquittal, resignation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cease] Syn. stop, discontinue …

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  • 102content — 01. The little boy spent the last day of school emptying his desk of its [contents] and playing with his friends. 02. We put the [contents] of the fridge in boxes so we could clean it. 03. The [content] of the play is of an adult nature. 04.… …

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  • 103spouse — 01. Employees are welcome to bring their [spouse] to the annual Christmas party. 02. Please indicate on the form if your [spouse] is insured under any other medical plan. 03. Our parental leave plan allows either you or your [spouse] to take up… …

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  • 104musical chairs — n [U] 1.) a children s game in which all the players must sit down on a chair when the music stops, but there is always one chair less than the number of people playing 2.) a situation in which people change jobs for no good reason or with no… …

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  • 105unhappy — un|hap|py W3S3 [ʌnˈhæpi] adj comparative unhappier superlative unhappiest 1.) not happy ▪ If you re so unhappy, why don t you change jobs? ▪ Leslie had an unhappy childhood. ▪ an unhappy marriage ▪ I was desperately unhappy . 2.) …

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  • 106Bevin, Ernest — 1881–1951    Bevin was a British Labour Party politician who served as Minister of Labor and National Service in CHURCHILL’s War cabinet. An Emergency Powers Act was passed in 1940 which gave Bevin dictatorial powers to help mobilize manpower. He …

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  • 107pot calling the kettle black — a person who is criticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he criticizes I was joking to her about why she was afraid to look for another job but she said it was like the pot calling the kettle black as I also never tried to change jobs …

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  • 108unhappy — adjective unhappier, unhappiest 1 not happy: If you re so unhappy, why don t you change jobs? 2 feeling worried or annoyed because you do not like what is happening in a situation (+ about): We were unhappy about the press reports of the… …

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  • 109job-hop — job′ hop v. i. hopped, hop•ping cvb to change jobs frequently • Etymology: 1950–55 …

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  • 110portability — port•a•bil•i•ty [[t]ˌpɔr təˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌpoʊr [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) ban the state or quality of being portable 2) ban bus a system under which employees may transfer pension or retirement benefits from one employer s plan to that of another, as when …

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