下面是关于名词/动词work的英语习语和表达。每个习语或表达后面都有定义解释，以及两个例子来帮助你理解这些关于work的常见习语表达。

　　English Idioms and Expressions

　　英语习语和表达

　　1.All in a day's work

　　Definition: nothing special, part of the routine

　　没什么特别的，日常工作的一部分。

　　Don't worry about it. It's all in a day's work.

　　别担心了。这不足为奇。

　　Cooking is all in a day's work.

　　做饭是日常事务的一部分。

　　2.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

　　Definition: Idiom meaning that you need to have fun in order to be a happy, healthy person

　　习语，意思是为了成为一个快乐、健康的人，就得玩得开心。

　　Go home! Remember: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

　　回家吧!记住：只工作不休息，聪明孩子也变傻。

　　I'm worried about him. He hasn't yet understood that all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.

　　我很担心他。他不明白，只工作，不玩耍，聪明的孩子会变傻。

　　3.Dirty work

　　Definition: Necessary, but uninteresting, or difficult work

　　必要的，但乏味或艰难的工作。

　　He did the dirty work on that project.

　　他干的是这个项目里的苦活儿。

　　Have you got around to doing the dirty work yet?

　　你开始考虑干这个苦活了吗?

　　4.Get down to work

　　Definition: Stop relaxing, focus on important task

　　停止休息，将注意力集中在重要的任务上。

　　Hey, let's get down to work here!

　　嘿，开始干活了!

　　Sorry, I've got to get off the phone and get down to work.

　　抱歉，我要放下电话开始干活了。

　　5.Get worked up over something

　　Definition: become angry or annoyed about something

　　对某事感到愤怒或烦恼

　　He got all worked up over the last exam.

　　他对上次考试极其不满意。

　　Don't get worked up over the garden. I'll take care of it tomorrow.

　　别为园艺的活感到郁闷了。明天我会照顾它们的。

　　6.Make short work of something

　　Definition: do something quickly

　　迅速做某事

　　I made short work of the assignment and moved on to the next job.

　　我迅速完成了任务，然后又开始忙下一个。

　　Give it to John. He'll make short work of it.

　　交给约翰吧。他很快就会完成的。

　　7.Work like a horse

　　Definition: work a lot, work very hard

　　辛勤地完成大量的工作

　　Janet works like a horse!

　　珍妮特辛勤地工作着。

　　Why don't you ask Tom. He works like a horse.

　　你为什么不问问约翰呢。他工作特别勤恳。

　　8.Work out for the best

　　Definition: eventually finish well

　　圆满完成

　　Don't worry about your problems. Everything will work out for the best.

　　别担心你的问题了。一切都会圆满结束的。

　　The divorce worked out for the best for the whole family.

　　对这个家庭来说，离婚是最好的结果。

　　9.Work something off

　　Definition: lose weight

　　减肥

　　I'm going running to work dinner off.

　　我准备通过跑步来减肥。

　　She went to the gym to work off a few pounds.

　　她在健身房里减掉了几磅肉。

　　10.Throw a monkey wrench in the works

　　Definition: cause a disturbance in something that seems clear and understandable

　　对清楚明了的事进行破坏

　　I hate to throw a monkey wrench in the works, but don't you think we should ask Andy to help.

　　我讨厌搞破坏，但你认为我们是否应该像安迪求助呢?

　　Everything was set to go when Jack threw a monkey wrench in the works!

　　当杰克搞破坏时，一切已成定局。

（编辑：何莹莹）