idiomy unit 2

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

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