Collocations Related to Work
Hi, English learners! Welcome to a new lesson. We will look at 15 collocations related to work.
- Apply for a job
- Be a workaholic
- Dead-end job
- Flexible working hours
- Hold down a job
- Holiday pay
- Job security
- Make a living
- Meet a deadline
- Pay increase
- Sick leave
- Take time off work
- Take work home
- Work long hours
- Work overtime
Apply for a job
Meaning: to fill in a form in order to ask for a job.
- If you want to apply for a job, I know a very good website with lots of good jobs.
- Lisa applied for a job at her alma mater. She wants to teach Biology there.
Collocations Related to Work
Be a workaholic
Meaning: a person who works a lot and can’t stop working.
- The doctor told her that she is a workaholic and should take time off work.
- Brian was a workaholic who worked for 18 hours a day.
Dead-end job
Meaning: a job at which you can’t make any progress regarding your career.
- Although you are well paid, you should consider changing your dead-end job as a waiter.
- My dad had a dead-end job in a coal mine.
Flexible working hours
Meaning: working timetable which allows you to start and finish your work when you want.
- Patrick can help his wife with the children because of his flexible working hours.
- The new law introduces the right of employees to flexible working hours.
Hold down a job
Meaning: to be successful at keeping the job for a long time.
- Abby is trying to prove to her parents that she can hold down a job.
- Michael could never hold down a job for a long time.
Collocations Related to Work
Holiday pay
Meaning: salary you get when you are on holiday.
- Liam didn’t want a job without flexible working hours and holiday pay.
- She’s working for a multinational company. She’s got 15 days of holiday pay, bonuses, and much more.
Job security
Meaning: to have a permanent job.
- The employees are interested in greater job security.
- Although it isn’t much paid, workers are attracted to that it because of job security.
Make a living
Meaning: to earn enough money to pay for food, bills, etc.
- Ruth made a living working as a chef’s assistant in a hotel.
- Julia left her office job to try to make a living as a blogger.
Meet a deadline
Meaning: to finish your work on time.
- He got promoted because he showed the ability to meet deadlines.
- It is not always easy to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Collocations Related to Work
Pay increase
Meaning: an increase in the amount of money you get as your salary.
- We always get a pay increase at the end of the year.
- Our employees got a 2% pay increase this month.
Sick leave
Meaning: absence from work because of an illness.
- Paul is on sick leave this week. He’s got a bad cold.
- He was granted sick leave when he showed a medical certificate to his boss.
Take time off work
Meaning: to take a break from work.
- Joel is planning to take some time off work because he is tired.
- Ryan is such a workaholic. He never takes time off work.
Take work home
Meaning: to work from home rather than at your workplace.
- As a teacher, I have to take work home from time to time.
- Twenty per cent of employees in the UK have to take work home at weekends.
Work long hours
Meaning: work longer than it is usual.
- Doctors and nurses often work long hours.
- I used to work long hours as a newspaper reporter but now I have a 9-5 job.
Collocations Related to Work
Work overtime
Meaning: stay at work longer than it is normal.
- We are having some VIPs for dinner. Could you stay and work overtime tonight?
- As a single mother, Diana has to work overtime sometimes in order o feed her family.
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