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Feb 2013
15m 37s

5 - Expressions Using the Word WORK

REALLIFE ENGLISH
About this episode

Improve your English with Chad and Trevor teaching you some cool new expressions related to work.

Expressions:

Don't Give Up Your Day Job
Dirty Work
All In A Days Work
Throw A Spanner In The Works
Work It Out

Plus some awesome tips and a joke.

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