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Question		Answer
to help with something negative start learning		lift a finger
to be busy or totally occupied with smth start learning		have your hands full
to overwork or exhaust yourself start learning		burn the candle at both ends
to be standing up start learning		be on my feet
to have some spare time, be bored start learning		be at a loose end
to do little or nothing start learning		twiddle your thumbs
to be deeply involved in smth start learning		be up to my eyes/ears
to be suffiently busy or preoccupied with work, problems or difficulties start learning		have enough on my plate
o be constantly in motion, active, working start learning		be on the go
you use that when many things (typically unfortunate or stressful) are happening in a short time start learning		it's been one thing after another
to be exceptionally busy, to be made to work very hard and very quickly start learning		be rushed off my feet
to achieve distinction, become prominent or well known start learning		make a name for yourself
to advance with a job position from the lower paid to a higher paid one with more responibility start learning		climb the career ladder
to hire, engage start learning		take on staff
to cause trouble when none is welcome; to disturb a situation that is stable and satisfactory start learning		rock the boat
to explain or demonstrate to someone how to do or perform a job, task or activity start learning		show someone the ropes
to manage to keep a job for a period of time start learning		hold a job down
to monitor someone closely, usually in an irritating way start learning		breathe down someone's neck
to reach a level of comfort in a new situation start learning		find your feet
to communicate directly with someone in a higher position to try to get what you want start learning		go over someone's head
to find a job and be hired start learning		land a job
to do the job that another person was going to do or usually does, because they are ill or away start learning		stand in for someone

idiomy unit 2

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