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to go out to buy or do something: After school he ... for his father.

After school he runs errands for his father.

responsible for something or someone: Who ... here? The teacher put me ... organizing the project.

Who’s in charge here? The teacher put me in charge of organizing the project.

a list of planned activities or things to be done showing the times or dates when they are intended to happen or be done: Everything went according to ... (= as had been planned).

Everything went according to schedule (= as had been planned).

to leave for somewhere by plane: Thank you for... here for the weekend

Thank you for flying me out here for the weekend

Email has ... hundreds of my coworkers...

Email has put hundreds of my coworkers out of work.

to stop employing someone, usually because there is no work for them to do: Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to... several hundred workers.

Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.

to lead or control a group, part of a company, etc.: He ... a Miami-based legal team.

He headed up a Miami-based legal team.

If a company or organization ..., it does not have the usual or necessary number of workers: Some hospitals ... so ... that doctors have to work 20-hour shifts.

Some hospitals are so short-handed that doctors have to work 20-hour shifts.

of a person, able to deal with difficult situations and not be easily defeated, frightened or upset: You have to be ... to be successful in politics.

You have to be tough to be successful in politics.

of no use; not working or not achieving what is needed: Without fuel, the vehicles will become ... for moving supplies.

Without fuel, the vehicles will become useless for moving supplies.

Honestly, I don't know...

Honestly, I don't know if I'm up to it.

I'd be in chagrge of people that are far more educated with more experience.

I'd be in chagrge of people that are ... with more experience.

unkind or unpleasant: Stop being so ... to me!

Stop being so mean to me!

to persuade someone by telling them repeatedly to do something, or to question someone repeatedly: Stop ... me - I'll do it when I'm ready.

Stop badgering me - I'll do it when I'm ready.

He's never ... me before

He's never have a meeting with me before

... me in the hall

passed me in the hall

told me a story in the...

told me a story in the brake room

... like Steve

pussies like Steve

boss who...

boss who don't have the balls

to ... their own employees

to sack their own employees

people do crazy shit when they...

people do crazy shit when they get fired

to make someone leave their job: // You've been... The firm hired the staff to sell the stocks, then ... most of them ... only a few months after the crash.

You've been let go // The firm hired the staff to sell the stocks, then let most of them go only a few months after the crash.

She was authorized by the Commission to act...

She was authorized by the Commission to act on its behalf.

the person with the most important position in a company

the group of people who shareholders choose to manage a company or organization: Approval by the ... is required to implement the new strategy.

Approval by the board of directors is required to implement the new strategy.

A man is about to...

A man is about to go into a meeting

... wait in my office

Perhaps you'd like to wait in my office

the group of senior managers who are in charge of and control a company or organization: The ... has decided that the closures should go ahead.

The management board has decided that the closures should go ahead.

you're not a...

you're not a member of the Board

someone who is closely connected to another person as a companion, friend, or business partner: A close ... of the author denied reports that she had cancer.

A close associate of the author denied reports that she had cancer.

to stop doing something or leave a job or a place: Would you ... your job if you inherited lots of money?

Would you quit your job if you inherited lots of money?

you'll find that...

you'll find that by contract

you're expected to give at least...

you're expected to give at least six weeks' notice

to walk somewhere quickly and confidently: Glen ... an hour late as though nothing were wrong.

Glen waltzed in an hour late as though nothing were wrong.

the possibility that something good might happen in the future: Is there any ... of the weather improving?

Is there any prospect of the weather improving?

to fail to notice or consider something or someone: I think there is one key fact that you have...

I think there is one key fact that you have overlooked.

in an honest and direct way: She spoke very ... about her experiences.

She spoke very frankly about her experiences.

to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid: Someone has ... their dirty hands on my nice clean towel!

Someone has wiped their dirty hands on my nice clean towel!

a rude word for the part of the body that you sit on

someone whose job is to repair, make, and adjust (= make changes to) clothes, especially someone who makes jackets, trousers, coats, etc. for men

a suggestion, sometimes a written one: Have you read Steve's ... for the new project?

Have you read Steve's proposals for the new project?

a place where shares in companies are bought and sold, or the organization of people whose job is to do this buying or selling: Investors were seriously worried when the ... began to crash.

Investors were seriously worried when the stock market began to crash.

not happening often: She does the ... teaching job but nothing permanent.

She does the odd teaching job but nothing permanent.

difficult to do or to deal with: They will be a ... team to beat.

They will be a tough team to beat.

the money earned by an employee, esp. when paid for the hours worked: He was notorious for being anti-union and for paying low...

He was notorious for being anti-union and for paying low wages.

a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month: She's on quite a good/decent ... in her present job.

She's on quite a good/decent salary in her present job.

a man: He's a friendly sort of a...

He's a friendly sort of a chap.

to have only enough money to pay for the basic things you need: Even with both of us working, we earn just enough to...

Even with both of us working, we earn just enough to scrape by.

the money you receive for doing a job: It's a nice job but the ... is appalling.

It's a nice job but the pay is appalling.

more than average, but less than very: She's ... tall.

She's fairly tall.

to encourage someone strongly to do something or to ask that something be done: Party leaders ... her to run for Congress.

Party leaders urged her to run for Congress.

urgent or needing to be dealt with immediately: The most ... question is what do we do next?

The most pressing question is what do we do next?

a time or day by which something must be done: I'm afraid you've missed the ... - the ... for applications was 30 May.

I'm afraid you've missed the deadline - the deadline for applications was 30 May.

to give someone detailed instructions or information: We had already been ... about/on what the job would entail.

We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail.

a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty: We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple ... on the computer just to test their aptitude.

We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test their aptitude.

official permission: The project has now received ... from the government.

The project has now received approval from the government.

connected with language or the study of language: I'm particularly interested in the ... development of young children.

I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children.

the action of ... objects (= throwing and catching several of them at the same time) in order to entertain people: The Chinese circus includes aerial dance, double trapeze and...

The Chinese circus includes aerial dance, double trapeze and juggling.

modern and influenced by the most recent fashions or ideas: ... clothes

trendy clothes

involving several different countries, or (of a business) producing and selling goods in several different countries: a major ... food company

a major multinational food company

to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of: The course ... a class book, a practice book, and a CD.

The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.

a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job: I have a lot of reading ... to complete before the end of term.

I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term.

to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list: We're ... some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject.

We're compiling some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject.

the buildings of a college or university and the land that surrounds them: There's accommodation for about five hundred students on...

There's accommodation for about five hundred students on campus.

the amount of money you have available to spend: an annual ... of £40 million

an annual budget of £40 million

having or showing desire or interest: Lots of ... volunteers responded to the appeal for help.

Lots of eager volunteers responded to the appeal for help.

a feeling of friendliness towards people that you work or share an experience with: When you've been climbing alone for hours, there's a tremendous sense of ... when you meet another climber.

When you've been climbing alone for hours, there's a tremendous sense of camaraderie when you meet another climber.

the part of an organization that answers customers' questions, exchanges goods that are not satisfactory, etc. They're a huge company, known for their terrible...

They're a huge company, known for their terrible customer service.

the materials such as paper and pens that are needed in offices: United Stationers sells ... through 30 distribution centers throughout the country.

United Stationers sells office supplies through 30 distribution centers throughout the country.

a person whose job is to receive and pay out money in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc.

needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort or energy: His doctor advised him not to do any ... exercise.

His doctor advised him not to do any strenuous exercise.

to be in an upright position on your feet; to get yourself into an upright position on your feet: I've been ... all day and I'm really tired.

I've been standing up all day and I'm really tired.

a group of workers who do a job for a period of time during the day or night, or the period of time itself: Are you on the night ... or the day ...? (= Do you work during the night period or the day period?)

Are you on the night shift or the day shift? (= Do you work during the night period or the day period?)

the amount of money that is charged, paid, or earned for every hour worked: You pay a fixed or ... for the advisers' time rather than paying for the products they sell you.

You pay a fixed or hourly rate for the advisers' time rather than paying for the products they sell you.

the day on which a worker receives their pay;

a fixed or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity: He has just finished a ... of compulsory military service.

He has just finished a stint of compulsory military service.

is also the department that sells a company’s products: He works in...

He works in sales.

an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward for good work as well as the money you were expecting: a Christmas...

a Christmas bonus

(time spent working) after the usual time needed or expected in a job: They're doing/... to get the job done on time.

They're doing/working overtime to get the job done on time.

a large amount of money given to someone on leaving their job: After he was disabled in the accident, he left the army with a one-off ... of £5,000.

After he was disabled in the accident, he left the army with a one-off gratuity of £5,000.

to tell your employer that you intend to leave your job after a particular period of time: I handed in my ... yesterday.

I handed in my notice yesterday.

a period of time after an employee leaves a job when they continue to be paid but are not allowed to go to work or to begin a new job: He is currently on ... and may not take up his new post until May.

He is currently on gardening leave and may not take up his new post until May.

time away from work because of illness: Mark is not in the office today. He broke his leg yesterday, so he's on/he's taken...

Mark is not in the office today. He broke his leg yesterday, so he's on/he's taken sick leave.

a period in which a woman is legally allowed to be absent from work in the weeks before and after she gives birth

to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving: He ... from the company in order to take a more challenging job.

He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.

to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health: Since ... from the company, she has done voluntary work for a charity.

Since retiring from the company, she has done voluntary work for a charity.

the person in an organization who has the most important position with responsibility for the organization's finances: He was ... of PepsiCo.

He was Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo.

the manager in an organization who is responsible for how the whole organization is run: She became ... of the organization in October 2012, the year before it went public.

She became chief operating officer of the organization in October 2012, the year before it went public.

the department of an organization that deals with finding new employees, keeping records about all the organization's employees, and helping them with any problems

the process of encouraging members of a group to work well together, for example by having them take part in activities or games: The company puts a lot of emphasis on cooperation and...

The company puts a lot of emphasis on cooperation and team building.

a journey taken for business purposes: I had to make a last-minute ... to Prague.

I had to make a last-minute business trip to Prague.

to find out more about something, or take more action connected with it: The idea sounded interesting and I decided to...

The idea sounded interesting and I decided to follow it up.