Idioms
Job Vocabulary
Name that Job
Weird Jobs
Grab Bag
100
It's raining cats and dogs
What is heavy rain
100
A history of previous jobs, including a list of skills and talents
What is a resume/ CV
100
A person who instructs, especially in a school
What is a teacher
100
Somebody who is paid to eat pet food and report on the taste
What is a pet food taster
100
What is Christina's last name?
What is Pump
200
add fuel to the fire
What is to make a bad problem even worse
200
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
What is a cover letter
200
Somebody who gets to travel to Outer Space for work. He or she may work for NASA and often wears a white suit with a protective helmut
What is an astronaut?
200
Somebody who is paid to join food eating contests, for example, a contest for who can eat the most hot dogs in 10 minutes
What is a professional eater
200
Who is the vice president of the United States?
Who is Joe Biden
300
Actions speak louder than words
What is it's better to do something about a problem than to talk about it
300
Clothing that usually includes a suit, a blazer, or a tie
What is business attire
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
What is a doctor
300
A person who sells hot dogs out of a cart, usually found on the streets of New York City
What is a hot dog vendor
300
How many stripes are on the American flag?
What is 13 stripes
400
At each other's throats
What is 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
What is 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
What is an investment banker
400
Somebody who is paid to write thoughts of wisdom and fortune on a slip of paper, which is then inserted into a Chinese cookie
What is a fortune cookie writer
400
Finish the title: Harry Potter and the ________ ________
What is "Sorcerer's Stone" or "Philosopher's Stone"
500
Not actually an idiom, but is common American slang for saying something is "on point"
What is "on fleek"
500
A slang term, meaning to get fired or removed from a job
What is "to receive a pink slip"
500
A person who works with people that may be 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
What is a social worker
500
When a person pays bail, he or she is 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.
What is a bounty hunter
500
$2.13 Per hour
What is the minimum wage for a waiter/waitress/server?