The following idioms and expressions use the noun / verb 'work'. Each idiom or expression has a definition and two example sentences to help your understanding of these common idiomatic expressions with 'work'.
下列習語和短語使用名詞/動詞「work」。每一個習語或表達都有一個定義和兩個例句，以幫助你通過「work」來理解這些常見的習語表達。
All in a day's work
工作的一部分
Definition: nothing special, part of the routine
沒什麼特別的，日常工作的一部分。
Don't worry about it. It's all in a day's work.
別擔心了。這不足為奇。
Cooking is all in a day's work.
做飯是日常事務的一部分。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。
Definition: Idiom meaning that you need to have fun in order to be a happy, healthy person
為了成為一個快樂、健康的人，就得玩得開心。
Go home! Remember: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
回家吧!記住：只工作不休息，聰明孩子也變傻。
I'm worried about him. He hasn't yet understood that all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.
我很擔心他。他不明白，只工作，不玩耍，聰明的孩子會變傻。
Dirty work
艱難的工作
Definition: Necessary, but uninteresting, or difficult work
必要的，但乏味或艱難的工作。
He did the dirty work on that project.
他幹的是這個項目裡的苦活兒。
Have you got around to doing the dirty work yet?
你開始考慮幹這個苦活了嗎?
Get down to work
集中精力在要事上
Definition: Stop relaxing, focus on important task
停止休息，將注意力集中在重要的任務上。
Hey, let's get down to work here!
嘿，開始幹活了!
Sorry, I've got to get off the phone and get down to work.
抱歉，我要放下電話開始幹活了。