Idioms
Job Vocabulary
Name that Job
Weird Jobs
Grab Bag
100

It's raining cats and dogs

It is raining heavily
100

The name for a document that is a history of previous jobs, including a list of skills and talents

CV / Resumé

100

A person who instructs, especially in a school

Teacher


100

Somebody who is paid to eat pet food and report on the taste

Pet food taster

100

What is my last name?

Bruton

200

Add fuel to the fire

To make a bad problem worse

200

What is the name for a letter, usually added to one's CV or resume, that explains why you want the job and why you are suited for that job?

A cover letter

200

Somebody who works in Earth's upper atmosphere or must leave orbit entirely for scientific purposes.

Astronaut

200

Somebody who is paid by their audience to eat an enormous amount of food in a short period of time.

Muckbanger

200

Who is the First Minister (President) of Scotland

John Swinney

300

Actions speak louder than words

It's better to do something about a problem than to talk about it / It's better to judge someone on what they do than what they say.

300

What do we call clothing that usually includes a suit, a blazer, or a tie?

Business attire / Business formal.

300

Somebody who works with people that are ill or injured. The person may work in a hospital and often wears a white lab coat to work

Doctor

300

A person who sells hot dogs out of a cart, usually found on the streets of New York City

Hot dog vendor

300

The name of the city Seville comes from two different Phoenician names for settlements where the Guadalquivir joined the Gulf of Tartessos. Name either one of these cities.

Spal & Hisbaal.

400

At each other's throats

To be fighting violently

400

Not a full time job; a person may only work for a couple days a week, or only a couple hours a day:

Part-time work

400

A person who works in the financial business, and often works with money. The person may work on Wall Street and often has to wear business suits to work

Investment banker / parasite.

400

Somebody who is paid to write predictions and guidance on a slip of paper, which is then inserted into a hollow Chinese biscuit.

Fortune cookie writer

400

Finish the title: The Lord of the Rings: ___ ___ ______

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

500

She ate.

She did exceptionally well at that task.

500

A slang term about colour, meaning to get fired or removed from a job.

To receive a pink slip

500

A person who works with vulnerable people facing marginalisation for example the homeless, or children that are growing up in bad situations. Examples of the work may include finding homes for foster children, working with drug addicts, or helping people in poverty.

Social worker

500

When a person pays bail, they are allowed to leave prison. However, the person must return to prison after a certain amount of time. If the person does not return, this type of job involves hunting them and returning to jail.

Bounty hunter

500

What is the current annual minimum wage in Spain as of April 2026?

€17,094