Definition of a line of work

line of work    

noun

• profession.

  You make $200,000 a year?! I guess I'm in the wrong line of work.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a job.

  Last edited on Dec 07 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 08 2010.

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Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'a job':
private d*ck	Definitions include: private investigator.
game, the	Definitions include: the pursuit of money.
hustle	Definitions include: to work hard and get some money.
9 to 5	Definitions include: See nine to five.
side hustle	Definitions include: a hustle on the side.
gig	Definitions include: to dance.
private eye	Definitions include: "private investigator."
nine to five	Definitions include: a job.
her	Definitions include: any object.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'line':
a fine line	Definitions include: a very small distinction.
cross the line	Definitions include: to do something inappropriate.
do a line	Definitions include: to inhale a line of cocaine.
dotted line report	Definitions include: in an organization chart, a solid line is used to indicate the relationship between a manager and their reports.
down da line	Definitions include: somewhere south of one's current location.
draw a line in the sand	Definitions include: to establish a limit.
end of the line	Definitions include: the last part of something.
have (one's) neck on the line	Definitions include: to be responsible for failure.
hook, line, and sinker	Definitions include: completely.
lay it on the line	Definitions include: to reveal the truth.
line	Definitions include: a pick-up line.
main line	Definitions include: to inject a drug into a vein.
pickup line	Definitions include: a canned sentence used to attempt to arouse the interest of a person in order to fuel romance or physical intimacy.
rat-line	Definitions include: a telephone number that is used by the police to enable citizens to provide anonymous information, e.g. Crimestoppers.
read between the lines	Definitions include: to look for hidden subtext.
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Other terms relating to 'of':
abbreviated piece of nothing	Definitions include: a worthless person.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a few cans short of a six pack	Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
a few fries short of a happy meal	Definitions include: "not all there".
afraid of (one's) shadow	Definitions include: skittish.
a grain of *ssault	Definitions include: an amount of violence.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
a hell of a	Definitions include: an impressive.
a hell of an	Definitions include: an impressive.
all kinds of	Definitions include: many.
all of my yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
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Other terms relating to 'work':
b*tch work	Definitions include: menial work.
busy work	Definitions include: work (in a professional or educational setting) that is designed to keep a person busy, but to not permit that person to accomplish anything of note.
do work	Definitions include: to take a dump.
GBTW	Definitions include: acronym for "get back to work".
government work	Definitions include: unofficial task done in the workplace.
NSFW	Definitions include: acronym for "not safe for work".
NWS	Definitions include: acronym for "not work safe".
piece of work	Definitions include: a difficult person.
SFW	Definitions include: acronym for "safe for work."
throw a spanner into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
throw a wrench into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
tight work	Definitions include: means something is hella good.
WFH	Definitions include: acronym for "work from home" or "working from home".
WFM	Definitions include: acronym for "works for me".
WIP	Definitions include: acronym for "Work In progress."
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