Definisi : vi 1. do jobs, mengambil upah; 2. (on the Stock Exchange) menjadi broker; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : pejabat: no nine-to-five ~ for me!, saya tdk mahu kerja di pejabat!; on the ~, (colloq) at work, /sewaktu, semasa/ bekerja: he was caught smoking on the ~, dia didapati merokok sewaktu bekerja; be out of a ~, menganggur; be paid by the ~, dibayar upah mengikut hasil kerja; pull a ~, (sl) melakukan jenayah: they put him in jail for pulling a ~ in Jakarta, mereka memenjarakannya krn melakukan jenayah di Jakarta; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : I had a ~ looking for my contact lens in the bathroom this morning, teruk juga saya mencari kanta sentuh saya di dlm bilik mandi pagi tadi; it’s just the ~, (colloq), /inilah, itulah/ yg sso mahu: thank you for lending me the saw, it was just the ~, terima kasih krn meminjami saya gergaji itu, itulah yg saya mahu; make a /good, bad/ ~ of st, /approp v, tdk + approp v/ dgn baik: he has made a good ~ of painting the house, dia telah mengecat rumah itu dgn baik; nine-to-five ~, kerja di (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : [various translations]: I gave him up as a bad ~ after he repeatedly failed to keep his promises, saya tdk berhubung lagi dengannya setelah dia berkali-kali mungkir janji; we tried very hard to make him kick his gambling habit but as he showed no sign of doing so, we gave him up as a bad ~, kami sedaya upaya mencuba membuatnya berhenti berjudi tetapi disebabkan dia tdk menunjukkan tanda-tanda bahawa dia akan berbuat demikian, kami tdk mahu lagi ambil tahu tentangnya; have a ~, (colloq) teruk juga: (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : a (bloody, jolly, very, etc) good /~, thing/, (colloq) nasib baik(lah), untung(lah), mujur(lah): it’s a good ~ you didn’t buy the watch; it’s a fake!, mujur kamu tak beli; jam itu palsu!; give st up as a bad ~, (colloq) tdk mahu meneruskan usaha itu lagi: after weeks of trying to assemble the model plane he gave it up as a bad ~, setelah berminggu mencuba memasang model kapal terbang itu, dia tdk mahu meneruskan usaha itu lagi; give so. up as a bad ~, (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~s for the boys, (colloq & derog), (amalan) tolong-tolong kawan dan saudara: no more ~s for the boys, only work for those who are capable and qualified, amalan tolong-tolong kawan dan saudara tdk wujud lagi, dan kerja akan diberikan hanya kpd mereka yg berkebolehan serta berkelayakan; (and) a good /~, thing/ too, (colloq), (used by speaker to show he approves of or is pleased by some news etc), /eloklah, baguslah/ tu: “I brought along two pairs of jungle boots” “A good ~ too. I forgot to bring mine!”, “Saya bawa dua pasang but hutan” “Eloklah tu. Saya terlupa bawa but saya!”; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. piece of work, kerja: to finish a ~ on schedule, menyelesaikan kerja mengikut jadual; 2. (colloq) example of certain type, [not translated]: his new Lincoln Continental is a lovely ~, kereta Lincoln Continentalnya yg baru itu cantik betul; 3. duty, tugas, kerja: his ~ is to tidy the room, tugasnya adalah membersihkan bilik itu; 4. employment, pekerjaan: to apply for a ~, memohon pekerjaan; lose o’s ~, dibuang kerja; 5. criminal act, (perbuatan) jenayah: he spent four years behind bars for a ~ he did in Hong Kong, dia dipenjarakan selama empat tahun krn jenayah yg dilakukannya di Hong Kong; 6. (colloq) st difficult to do, susah (betul): it’s quite a ~ to get to the house, susah betul hendak sampai ke rumah itu; 7. (colloq) plastic surgery operation, mencantikkan: she’s had a nose ~, hidungnya telah dicantikkan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)