on the job Idiom, Proverb

lie down on the job

stop working, refuse to work Yes, I take long coffee breaks, but I would never lie down on the job.

on the job

1．working工作着
Joe was on the job all the time．乔一直在工作。
He's on the job now．Could you ring him up later？他在上班。你过会儿再打电话来好吗？
2． working hard努力工作
He is promoted because he is always on the job．他得到了提升，因为他一直努力工作。
The operation was successfully performed because the surgeons were earnestly on the job．由于医生非常认真，手术做得很成功。

fall down on the job

Idiom(s): fall down on the job

Theme: FAILURE

to fail to do something properly; to fail to do one's job adequately.
• The team kept losing because the coach was falling down on the job.
• Tom was fired because he fell down on the job.

fall down on the job|fall|job|on the job

v. phr., informal To fail to work well. The boss was disappointed when his workers fell down on the job.

lie down on the job|job|lie|lie down

v. phr., informal To purposely fail to do your job; neglect a task; loaf. Bill isn't trying to learn his lessons. He is lying down on the job. If you lie down on your job, you will lose it.

on the job|job|on

adj. phr., informal Working hard; not wasting time. Joe was on the job all of the time that he was at work. The school paper came out on time because the editors were on the job.

on the job

1. Alive at one's job in an official capacity. Sorry, I can't go out with you guys, I'm still on the job. Making claimed buzz calls while on the job is banned by aggregation policy, but best bodies do it anyway.2. Alive on a accurate task. Don't worry, we've got Kathy on the job. If she can't fix it, no one can. We apperceive how important it is, so we've got our four best guys on the job. My lawnmower bankrupt down, so I've got the neighbor's son on the job.3. In a accompaniment of alertness, about in adjustment to watch for article specific. A: "Hey, accomplish abiding you accumulate your eyes accessible for that missing file." B: "You got it—I'm on the job."4. slang Accepting sex. Primarily heard in UK. Sorry I didn't acknowledgment your alarm aftermost night—I was on the job, if you apperceive what I mean.Learn more: job, on

on the job

working; accomplishing what one is accepted to do. I'm consistently on the job back I should be. lean depend on my boiler to be on the job day and night.Learn more: job, on

on the job

1. At work, busy, as in We've got three men on the job. [Late 1800s]
2. Paying abutting attention, alert, as in Trust Jim to acquisition out the details-he's consistently on the job. Learn more: job, on

on the job

1 while working. 2 affianced in animal intercourse. British informalLearn more: job, on

on the ˈjob

1 while absolutely working, and not bubbler coffee, talking, crumbling time, etc: I’ve been on the job all day, and I feel exhausted. ♢ At assignment we can smoke in the canteen, but not on the job.
2 (British English, slang) accepting sexLearn more: job, on

on the job

1. Paying abutting attention; on the alert.
2. At work; at one's abode of business: Employees are not accustomed to smoke while on the job.Learn more: job, on

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