work 1, verb (oh) and Jobim, Antonio Carlos (sh)

work 1, verb (oh)

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1 ?do a job for money?
2 ?do your job?
3 ?help?
4 ?do an activity?
5 ?try to achieve something?
6 ?machine/equipment?
7 ?be effective/successful?
8 ?have an effect?
9 ?Art/style/literature?
10 ?shape/cut something?
11 ?use a substance?
12 work your way to/through etc something
13 work your way through school/college/university etc
14 ?move gradually?
15 ?Exercise?
16 ?move?
17 ?work in an area?
18 work the door
19 ?entertain a crowd?
20 ?land/soil?
21 ?mine?
22 work like Magic/work like a charm
23 ?mind/brain?
24 work on the principle/assumption/basis etc that
25 work yourself into a frenzy/panic/state etc
26 work it/things
27 work the system
28 work somebody hard
29 work your fingers to the bone
30 work your butt/ass/arse off
31 ?calculate?
32 work to rule
Phrasal verbs
work around somebody/something
work around to something
work at something
work somebody/something in
work something ¡û¡ú off
work on somebody/something
work out
work somebody over
work through
work up
work up to something
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[Language: Old English; Origin: wyrcan]
?DO A JOB FOR MONEY?
[I] to do a job that you are paid for
::Where do you work?
::Many young people in the area have never worked.
::The injury means he'll probably never work again.
work for
::He works for a law firm.
work at/in
::I work at the university.
work as
::She works as a consultant for a design company.
work in industry/Education/publishing etc
::The studies were undertaken by people working in Education.
work part-time/full-time
::I work part-time in a library.
?DO YOUR JOB?
[I and T] to do the activities and duties that are part of your job
::Sally isn't working tomorrow.
::Staff will have to get used to a new way of working.
work with
::One of the women I work with is getting married this weekend.
work under sb
(=have someone who is in charge of you)
::Each site has a fully trained team who work under a site manager.
work days/nights/weekends etc
::I get paid more if I work nights.
::We're sometimes expected to work twelve-hour days.
::Are you working late (=working after the time you usually finish) again tonight?
::Forty police officers are working round the clock (=working day and night without stopping) to find Murray's killer.
::Nowadays, many people are able to work from Home .
?HELP?
[I] if you work with someone or a group of people, your job involves trying to help them
work with/among
::She's just retired after 38 years working with children.
::He has worked among some of the world's poorest people.
?DO AN ACTIVITY?
[I] to spend time and effort doing something
::I've been working in the Garden all afternoon.
::I'm going to have to work really hard to pass these exams.
::We're working together to develop a new system.
?TRY TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING?
[I] to try continuously to achieve a particular thing
work towards
::They are working towards a solution to their problems.
work for
::We will work for the release of the hostages.
work to do sth
::The police are working to provide more help for victims of crime.
::The company is working hard to improve its image.
::He worked tirelessly (=worked very hard in a determined way) for the charity throughout his life.
?MACHINE/EQUIPMENT?
a) [I] if a machine or piece of equipment works, it does what it is supposed to do
::You should check that the smoke alarm is working properly.
::The delete key doesn't work.
get sth to work
::I can't get the heater to work.
b) [T] to make a machine or piece of equipment do what it is supposed to do
::My parents can't even work the Video.
?BE EFFECTIVE/SUCCESSFUL?
[I] to be effective or successful
::Making a Marriage work can take a lot of effort.
::I've never found a diet that works.
::The recipe works just as well if you use margarine instead of butter.
::The cream works immediately to relieve sore skin.
work for
::You need to find which method works best for you.
work against
::a drug that works against some types of cancer
?HAVE AN EFFECT?
[I always + adverb/preposition] if something such as a fact, situation, or system works in a particular way, it has a particular effect on someone or something
::The arrangement works well for everyone involved.
::The French team are the heavier crew, which should work in their favour (=help them) .
::Sexism still works against (=harms or causes problems for) women in many Careers,_Industries_-_Professions.html">Professions.
?Art/STYLE/LITERATURE?
[I] if a painting, design, piece of Writing etc works, it is successful because it has the effect on you that the painter, writer etc intended
::I don't think the scene with the horses really works, do you?
work for
::The colour combination just doesn't work for me.
?SHAPE/CUT SOMETHING?
[T] if you work a material such as metal, leather, or clay, you cut, sew, or shape it in order to make something
?USE A SUBSTANCE?
[I] to use a particular material or substance in order to make something such as a picture, design, jewellery etc
work in/with
::a sculptor who works in steel
::a jeweller who works with silver
work your way to/through etc sth
a) to move somewhere slowly and with difficulty
::From here, we worked our way carefully across the rock base.
b) to achieve something gradually by working
::He had worked his way up to head of department.
work your way through school/college/university etc
to do a job while you are a student because you need the money to pay for your courses, books etc
?MOVE GRADUALLY?
[I,T always + adverb/preposition] to move into a particular state or position very gradually, either in a series of small movements or after a long time
::Slowly he worked the screwdriver into the crack.
work (its way) loose
::One of the screws must have worked loose.
?Exercise?
[T] to use and Exercise a muscle or part of your body
::Swimming is a form of Exercise that works every muscle in your body.
?MOVE?
[I and T] formal if a part of your body works or you work it, it moves
::She was trembling and her mouth was working.
?WORK IN AN AREA?
[T] if you work a particular area or type of place, you Travel around the area for your job, or work in that type of place
::Markowitz works the Tri-State area.
work the door
to take tickets from people as they enter a club, theatre etc
::Binns worked the door at various Manhattan clubs.
?ENTERTAIN A CROWD?
[T] if an entertainer or politician works a crowd of people, they entertain them and get their interest or support
::She really knew how to work a crowd.
?LAND/SOIL?
[T] if you work the land, soil etc, you do all the work necessary to grow crops on it
::He was left to work the farm alone.
?MINE?
[T] to remove a substance such as coal, gold, or oil from under the ground
work like Magic/work like a charm
also work a treat BrE to be very effective
::a polish that works a treat on windows
?MIND/BRAIN?
[I] if your mind or brain is working, you are thinking or trying to solve a problem
work on the principle/assumption/basis etc that
to base ideas, plans etc on a particular fact that you think is true
::We're working on the assumption that the conference will take place in Canada, as planned.
work yourself into a frenzy/panic/state etc
to make yourself become very nervous, angry etc
::He seemed to be working himself into a rage.
work it/things
spoken to make arrangements for something to happen, especially by behaving in a clever or skilful way
::We should try and work it so that we can all go together.
work the system
to understand how a system works so that you can get advantages for yourself, often in a slightly dishonest way
::Lynn could show the rest of us how to work the system.
work sb hard
also work sb into the ground informal
to make someone work very hard
::The coach has been working us really hard this week.
::People have complained that they are being worked into the ground.
work yourself into the ground
::I've worked myself into the ground setting up this interview.
work your fingers to the bone
also work your socks off
informal to work very hard
work your butt/ass/arse off
not polite to work very hard
?CALCULATE?
[T] AmE formal to calculate the answer to a mathematical problem
work to rule
BrE to protest about a situation at work by doing your job slowly, with the excuse that you must obey all the rules exactly
-see also work wonders at wonder 2 (4), work miracles at miracle (4), work your Magic at Magic 1 (5)
work around / [work around sb/sth] phr v
to arrange or organize something so that you avoid problems that may stop you from doing something
::John won't be here on the 15th so we'll have to work round that.
work around to [work around to sth] phr v
to gradually mention a subject in a conversation or piece of Writing, especially because it is embarrassing
::You'll have to work round to the subject gradually.
work at [work at sth] phr v
to try hard to improve something or achieve something
::Learning a language isn't easy. You have to work at it.
work at doing sth
::couples who want to work at improving their relationship
work in [work sb/sth in] phr v
work sth ¡û¡ú in
also work sth into sth
to include something in a speech, piece of Writing, activity etc
::He managed to work in a few references to his new book.
::Here are a few goodies you can work into your daily diet.
work sth ¡û¡ú in
also work sth into sth
to add one substance to another and mix them together in a very thorough way
::Work the butter into the flour.
AmE spoken to arrange to meet someone, even though you are very busy
British Equivalent: fit somebody in
::My schedule's pretty full, but I think I can work you in.
work off [work sth ¡û¡ú off] phr v
to get rid of something, especially a feeling such as anger, nervousness etc, by doing something that uses a lot of your energy
::Walking is excellent for working off tension.
::I need to go and work off a few of these calories.
to do a job for someone else because you owe them money or because they have helped you in the past
::She hasn't worked off her debts to me yet.
work on / [work on sb/sth] phr v
to spend time working in order to produce or repair something
::He has spent the last two years working on a book about childcare.
::Every weekend you see him working on his car.
to try very hard to improve or achieve something
::A trainer has been brought in to work on her Fitness.
work on doing sth
::We need to work on ensuring that the children feel safe and confident.
to try continuously to influence someone or persuade them to do something
::You leave him to me. I'll work on him.
work out phr v
?PLAN?
work sth ¡û¡ú out
to think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it
::UN negotiators have worked out a set of compromise proposals.
work out what/where/how etc
::We need to work out how we're going to get there.
::I had it all worked out (=had made very careful plans) .
?CALCULATE?
work sth ¡û¡ú out
to calculate an answer, amount, price etc
::See if you can work this bill out.
work out how much/how many etc
::We'll have to work out how much Food we'll need for the party.
?UNDERSTAND?
work sth ¡û¡ú out
especially BrE to think about something and manage to understand it
::The plot is very complicated - it'll take you a while to work it out.
work sth out for yourself
::I'm sure you can work it out for yourself.
?COST?
if a cost or amount works out at a particular figure, it is found to be that much when you calculate it
work out at/to ¡ê10/$500 etc
::The bill works out at ¡ê15 each.
work out expensive/cheap etc
(=be expensive or cheap)
::If we go by taxi, it's going to work out very expensive.
?GET BETTER?
if a problem or complicated situation works out, it gradually gets better or gets solved
::Things will work out, you'll see.
::I hope it all works out for Gina and Andy.
work itself out
::I'm sure everything will work itself out.
?HAPPEN?
if a situation works out in a particular way, it happens in that way
-synonym turn out turn out
work out well/badly
::Financially, things have worked out well for us.
?Exercise?
to make your body fit and strong by doing exercises
::He works out with weights twice a week.
-see also workout
I can't work sb out
BrE spoken used to say that you cannot understand what someone is really like or why they behave in the way they do
::I couldn't work her out at all.
be worked out
if a mine is worked out, all the coal, gold etc has been removed from it
work over [work sb over] phr v
to attack someone by hitting them several times
work through phr v
work sth ¡û¡ú through
to deal with problems or unpleasant feelings
::After someone dies, it can take a long time to work though your grief.
if the result or effect of something works through, it becomes noticeable
::The positive effect on businesses may take up to three years to work through.
work up [work up] phr v
work up enthusiasm/interest/courage etc
to make yourself feel interested, brave etc
::I'm trying to work up enough courage to go to the dentist.
work up an appetite/a thirst/a sweat
to make yourself hungry or thirsty, or make yourself sweat, especially by doing physical Exercise
::You can work up a really big thirst playing tennis.
work sb up
to make someone very angry, excited, or upset about something
work yourself up
::You're working yourself up again.
::She had worked herself up into a state .
-see also worked up
work sth ¡û¡ú up
to develop and improve something such as a project or a piece of Writing
::Jack took notes which he would work up into a report later.
work up to [work up to sth] phr v
to gradually prepare yourself to do something difficult
work up to doing sth
::He'd been working up to asking her for a date all week.

Jobim, Antonio Carlos (sh)

born Jan. 25, 1927, Rio de Janeiro, Braz.
died Dec. 8, 1994, New York, N.Y., U.S.

Brazilian songwriter and composer.

He performed on guitar and piano in Rio de Janeiro clubs before becoming Music director of Odeon Records. In 1959 he and Luis Bonfa composed the score for the Film Black Orpheus, and his worldwide Success soon followed. He transformed samba Music into bossa nova ("new wrinkle" or "new wave"), a fusion of understated samba pulse (quiet percussion, unamplified guitars playing subtly complex rhythms), gentle singing, and the melodic and sophisticated harmonies of cool jazz; the style found a long-lasting niche in popular Music. He collaborated with Frank Sinatra, Stan Getz, and Astrud Gilberto, and he also composed classical works and Film scores. His more than 400 songs include "One-Note Samba," "Meditation," and "The Girl from Ipanema."

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