Work Idioms

Burn your bridges means...

• Roads are better than bridges

• You cannot go back to the ways things were

• please help me

What does someone who wears many hats do?

• has good fashion sense

• has bad fashion sense

• has good balance

• does many different jobs

What's the name of a job that has no career prospects?

• jack of all trades

• dead end job

• career counselor

• get the ball rolling

What does it mean to show someone the door?

• look, here is the door!

• to give them the job

• to fire them

• to make an offer

Which of these idioms does not mean you're busy?

• snowed under

• got my hands full

• up to my ears

• up and coming

What does talk shop mean?

• talk about shopping

• to leave your job

• talk about work

• talk about clothes

What does get the sack mean?

• to be hired

• to be fired

• to get promoted

• to quit your job

Which industry is headhunting related to?

• recruitment

• marketing

• pharmaceuticals

• advertising

What is a run of the mill job?

• a scary job

• a job that involves running

• a job where you move a lot

• an average, nothing special job

Match the idiom to the definition: A dog eat dog world

• a world full of pets

• the fun but challenging world of business

• the competitive and often unfair world of business

• a world of unemployment