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  • 101work sb into the ground — drive/run/work sb into the ground ► to make someone work very hard, especially so that they become ill or extremely tired: »Although we worked everyone into the ground, we didn t get the job done in time. »They were running themselves into the… …

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  • 102work yourself into a lather — get into a ˈlather | work yourself into a ˈlather idiom (BrE, informal) to get anxious or angry about sth, especially when it is not necessary • Calm down don t work yourself into a lather about it. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 103work — ▪ I. work work 1 [wɜːk ǁ wɜːrk] verb 1. [intransitive] to do a job that you are paid for: • Harry is 78 and still working. • Most of the people I went to school with work in factories. work for • David works for a broadcasting company …

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  • 104Into the Nightlife — Infobox Single Name=Into the Nightlife Artist=Cyndi Lauper Album=Bring Ya to the Brink Released=September 22 2008 Format=Paid download Recorded=2007 Genre=Dance, pop Length=4:00 Label=Epic Writer=Peer Åström, Johan Bobäck, Cyndi Lauper, Max… …

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  • 105Work-at-home scheme — A Work at Home scheme is a get rich quick scheme in which a victim is lured by an offer to be employed at home, very often doing some simple task in a minimal amount of time with a large amount of income that far exceeds the market rate for the… …

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  • 106Work permit (United Kingdom) — The UK Work Permit scheme is an immigration category used to encourage skilled workers to enter the UK. It provides an opportunity for overseas citizens seeking to gain valuable international work experience in the UK and is often used to enable… …

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  • 107work — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. job, occupation, calling, trade, profession; task, stint, employment; drudgery, toil, moil, grind, routine; function; craftsmanship, workmanship; arts and crafts, craft, handicraft; opus, production,… …

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  • 108work — [OE] Work is at the centre of a small family of English words that go back ultimately to Indo European *werg , *worg ‘do, work’ (other members include energy, organ, and orgy). From this base was formed the noun *wergon, which passed into… …

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  • 109work — [OE] Work is at the centre of a small family of English words that go back ultimately to Indo European *werg , *worg ‘do, work’ (other members include energy, organ, and orgy). From this base was formed the noun *wergon, which passed into… …

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  • 110work yourself into the ground — drive/run/work (yourself) into the ground to work so hard that you become very tired or ill. He ll run himself into the ground if he doesn t take some time off …

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