work-effort
71effort — /ˈɛfət / (say efuht) noun 1. exertion of power, physical or mental: an effort to reform. 2. an attempt: *It was a good effort but unconvincing. –harold lewis, 1973. 3. something done by exertion; an achievement, as in literature or art. 4.… …
72work off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you work off energy, stress, or anger, you get rid of it by doing something that requires a lot of physical effort. [V P n (not pron)] Cleaning my kitchen really works off frustration if I ve had a row with someone... [V n P]… …
73work — Noun: Employment. Any form of physical or mental exertion, or both combined, for the attainment of some object other than recreation or amusement. 31 Am J Rev ed Lab § 1. Physical or mental exertion, whether burdensome or not, controlled or… …
74work ethic — The idea of productive labour, or work , being valued in and for itself by those who do it, encouraging them to invest greater effort than could be achieved by social pressures, incentive payments, or other devices developed by employers to… …
75WORK — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index work noun drudge, effort, employee, employer, employment (2), labor, laborer, mission, practice (2), project …
76work (your) guts out — slog/sweat/work (your) guts out informal to work very hard or to use a lot of effort to do something. You ve got this wonderful man slogging his guts out for you, and all you do is criticize him! After working his guts out at the gym, he spoilt… …
77work-life balance — UK / US noun [singular] the relationship between the amount of time and effort that someone gives to work and the amount that they give to other aspects of life, such as their family Many people are eager to have a better work life balance …
78work your heart out — play/work/sing/etc your heart out phrase to put a lot of effort into playing, working, singing etc The children all sang their hearts out. Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry …
79effort — 1. noun /ˈɛfət,ˈɛfɚt/ a) The amount of work involved in performing an activity; exertion. b) An endeavour. Syn: struggle 2. verb …
80effort — The force which is doing work on an object. Also see braking effort …
