job

n.

task

1) to do a job

2) to take on a job

3) a backbreaking; difficult, hard job

4) odd jobs (he does odd jobs)

5) a job to + inf. (it was quite a job to find him = it was quite a job finding him = we had quite a job finding him)

employment

6) to get, land, take a job

7) to hunt for, look for a job

8) to hold, hold down a job

9) to give up, quit; lose a job

10) a cushy, easy, soft; demanding; menial; steady job

11) a desk; full-time; part-time; summer job

12) at a job (she was working at two jobs)

13) on the job (he is always on the job) (also fig.)

criminal act

(colloq.)

14) to do , pull a job

15) an inside job

misc.

16) a snow job (AE) ('deceit'); to do a hatchet job on smb. ('to criticize smb. harshly'); a put-up job ('a prearranged scheme'); he really did a job on his opponent ('he inflicted a crushing defeat on his opponent')

USAGE NOTE: In colloq. BE. on the job can also mean 'having sex'.

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demanding

difficult

easy

full-time

hard job

hold down a job

land

look for a job

lose a job

menial

part-time

pull a job

quit

soft

steady job

summer job

take a job

a put-up job ('a prearranged scheme')

to do a hatchet job on smb. ('to criticize smb. harshly')

he really did a job on his opponent (USAGE NOTE: In colloq. BE, on the job can also mean'having sex'.; 'he inflicted a crushing defeat on his opponent')

['criminal act'] (colloq.) to do

['employment'] to get

['task'] to do a job

a backbreaking

a cushy

a desk

an inside job

to give up

to hold

to hunt for

to take on a job

['misc. '] a snow job ('deceit'; AE)

on the job (also fig.; he is always on the job)

odd jobs (he does odd jobs)

a job to + inf. (it was quite a job to find him = it was quite a job finding him = we had quite a job finding him)

at a job (she was working at two jobs)