ADVANCED WORK VOCABULARY (PART 1)

We've hired a new intern to help you with data entry, so be sure to keep her _____ about the project.

• informed

• in the loop

• in the hoop

• in the scoop

There were some _____ when we began our business.

• freezing troubles

• initial short-term troubles

• teething troubles

• squeezing troubles

• sneezing troubles

Do you mind if I _______? I need some fresh ideas.

• ask your brains

• pick your brain

• pick your brains

• ask your brain

Your grandmother arrives tomorrow and the house is still a mess—I need _____ to help me clean!

• all feet on deck

• all hands on deck

• all the hands on the deck

• all the feet on the deck

You'll lose your job if the boss finds out you've been ______.

• moonwalking

• working at an extra job

• moonlighting

• moonworking

• moonlightning

"I got myself a job as typist and general ______ on a small magazine"

• dogsbody

• dogbody

• catsbody

• catbody

People want to get away from the ______ of their everyday lives.

• drudgery

• boring tasks

• dradgery

• draggery

• drudgary

A company car and a mobile phone are some of the _____ that come with the job.

• perses

• perches

• advantages

• perks

• parkes

Doctors and nurses ____ to help those injured in the train crash.

• worked around clock

• worked around the clock

• worked all day and all night

• worked round the clock

• worked round a clock

She ____ (=refused) the job offer.

• turned off
  

• turned down

• turned in

• turned up