Dirty Work Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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dirty work What does dirty work mean?	unpleasant or uninteresting work	I refused to do the dirty work which my friend wanted me to do.
dirty work What does dirty work mean?	unpleasant or uninteresting work	I refused to do the dirty work for my friend.
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drop out of (something) What does "drop out of (something)" mean?	to quit school or a course of some kind	The boy dropped out of the class after three months.

by the month What does "by the month" mean?	one month at a time	The rent for the apartment is paid by the month.
piss What does "piss" mean?	low-quality beer or liquor
catch you later What does "catch you later" mean?	good-bye for now; see you soon
burn (oneself) out What does "burn (oneself) out" mean?	to become very tired and almost sick from doing something for a long time or from working too hard	After working long hours for many months the woman finally burned herself out.
keep one`s cool What does "keep one`s cool" mean?	to stay/remain calm	I tried to keep my cool during the argument with my neighbor.

cut (someone) off without a penny What does "cut (someone) off without a penny" mean?	to stop giving someone a regular amount of money, to leave someone no money in a will	The wealthy businessman cut his son off without a penny when the young man refused to work hard.
Hell in a handcart What does "Hell in a handcart" mean?	If something is going to hell in a handcart, it is getting worse and worse, with no hope of stopping the decline.	After I lost my job at the plant, life went to hell in a handcart.
open up a can of worms What does "open up a can of worms" mean?	to create unnecessary complications or problems	The company opened up a can of worms when they decided to talk about the union contract.

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Dirty Work Idiom