Work category idioms: Referring to relating to a job, employment or occupations as busy as a beaver at the wheel back to the grind blue-collar worker burn the candle at both ends burn the midnight oil by the sweat of one’s brow by the sweat of one’s brow call it quits clear the decks clip joint close up shop every walk of life bust my butt fool around get axed get the sack girl Friday goof off ground floor hang out one’s shingle head-hunting hire out hold down a job in the line of duty jack-of-all-trades keep after keep one’s nose to the grindstone keep someone on keep tabs on knuckle down learn the ropes legman legwork let go let grass grow under one’s feet lift a finger (hand) man of the cloth (a) monkey business nine to five off duty on call pay off piece of cake pink slip pound the pavement pull the plug roll up one’s sleeves run around in circles snow under step down take on too many irons in the fire travel light up to one`s ears in work walk out walk the plank walking papers work in work off work on/upon work one’s fingers to the bone