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If you work hard for a long time then you work these things to the bone.
Fingers.
100
If you get unemployment money or go on welfare, then you go on that thing.
The dole
100
This person is employed to discover and recruit talented people, especially in the world of entertainment and sports.
A talent scout.
100
A type of work or way of life that one believes is especially suitable for him or her; a strong desire or feeling of duty to do a particular job.
A vocation.
100
Today (4 February) is the anniversary of Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site founded by Mark Zuckerberg. This is the year that Facebook was founded.
2004
200
To impress somebody, to make them very happy or to surprise someone.
Blow someone away.
200
The representatives of this profession help people with their taxes, retirement plans and investment decisions.
Financial planners.
200
This person is a worker in the logging industry who performs the initial harvesting and transport of trees for processing into forest products.
A lumberjack.
200
God's help and protection; permission for something. If something seems to be a problem at first, but turns out to be good in the end, then it is this in disguise.
A blessing.
200
According to CareerCast survey, this was the worst profession in 2013.
Newspaper reporter.
300
To earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need; barely get by.
Make ends meet
300
This sum of money is given by the government or by another organisation to be used for a particular purpose.
A grant.
300
A physician whose practice is not oriented to a specific medical specialty but instead covers a variety of medical problems in patients of all ages.
A general practitioner.
300
A stupid or careless mistake.
A blunder.
300
The first lab-grown burger cost this much.
Around $325,000/€240,000.
400
If something needs a lot of scrubbing and cleaning, then it needs this thing.
(Sheer) elbow grease.
400
When you ask somebody what they are thinking about, then you offer this thing for their thoughts (according to a saying).
A penny (the expression is: a penny for your thoughts)
400
This person works in the public sector and is employed by a government department or agency.
A civil servant.
400
This adjective is used to describe work that is not skilled or important, and often boring or badly paid.
Menial
400
This man was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a heliocentric model of the universe which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the centre.
Nicolaus Copernicus
500
This idiom means "to work very hard at something" and it includes the name of the animal that is an official symbol of Canada.
To beaver away (at something)
500
When your employer terminates the contract with you then you are eligible for this money.
Severance pay.
500
This person analyses how risky a course of action is, helping businesses such as insurance firms make policy decisions.
An actuary.
500
This adjective is a synonym of strenuous and it means "involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time".
Arduous
500
UK slang: when someone says they're "chuffed to bits" then they mean this.
Happy or pleased.
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