Here you will find vocabulary that is useful when complaining about work. 
You can practice all of these idioms in: Chapter 6 – A Bad Day at Work – $2.00
- canned
to be fired
- cut out for something
to be suitable for something
- employment insurance
monthly money that the government gives to a person that has lost their job
- field
area of work
- get one's foot in the door
to have an opportunity
- get sacked
to get fired
- get the axe
to get fired
- give someone a bunch of crap
to say something that is untrue
- go down the drain
to be wasted
- hit someone hard
to affect someone a lot
- it's not what you know, but who you know
having connections is more important than your skills or abilities
- job hunt
to look for a job
- keep one's head above water
to be able to survive
- laid off
to lose your job because there is not enough work
- let go
to lose your job because there is not enough work
- look down
to look sad
- lose one's livelihood
to lose one’s ability to make money
- peanuts
very little money
- show someone the ropes
to show someone what to do
- shown the door
to get fired
- suck
to be terrible
- things are looking up
the situation is getting better
- up to scratch
to be good enough
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