Idioms for work and effort
Idioms & fixed expressions · C1 · 16 words
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Sixteen C1 idioms for talking about work, effort and progress, from move the goalposts to hit the ground running.
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- C1
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- Idioms & fixed expressions
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- Word power
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- 16 words with meanings and examples
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First words in the deck
- move the goalposts — to change the rules or aims of something while it is happening, in a way that seems unfair
- keep your nose to the grindstone — to continue working hard for a long time
- call it a day — to stop working on something, usually because you are tired or have done enough