# Business Idioms Essentials

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- CEFR: A2 (Elementary)
- Theme: Idioms & Expressions
- Words: 12
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Business idioms for the basics of having a job, with everyday phrases like nine to five, clock in and call it a day for describing work routines.

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## Word list

* **nine to five**: A standard daytime job with regular working hours, typically from morning to late afternoon. — “He left his **nine to five** job to start his own bakery.”
* **call it a day**: To decide to stop working on something for now. — “We've been at this for hours — let's **call it a day**.”
* **get down to business**: To stop chatting or delaying and start working seriously on the main task. — “Once everyone arrived, we **got down to business**.”
* **on the job**: While actually doing the work itself, rather than in a classroom. — “She learned most of her skills **on the job**.”
* **a day off**: A period of twenty-four hours when someone does not have to go to work. — “I'm taking **a day off** to visit my grandparents.”
* **learn the ropes**: To find out how to do a new job or task properly. — “It took me a week to **learn the ropes** at my new office.”
* **clock in**: To officially record the moment you arrive to start your shift. — “I need to **clock in** before nine every morning.”
* **a team player**: Someone who works well with others in a group. — “The manager wants someone who's **a team player**.”
* **on call**: Available to work if needed, especially outside normal working hours. — “The doctor is **on call** this weekend.”
* **call in sick**: To phone your workplace to say you are ill and cannot come in. — “She had to **call in sick** with a bad cold.”
* **start from scratch**: To begin again from the very beginning. — “The file was lost so she had to **start from scratch**.”
* **hard at work**: Busy doing something with full attention. — “The whole team was **hard at work** when the power went off.”

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