“to work”

The following 6 entries include the term to work.

right-to-work

adjective

: opposing or banning the closed shop and the union shop

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back-to-work

adjective

: urging or directing the return of strikers to their jobs

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get down to work

idiom

: to start working

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get to work

idiom

: to start working

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return to work

idiom

: to start working at one's job again

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set to work

idiom

: to start working on something —often + on

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