job satisfaction work that requires physical activity manual work:
: time off work given to a woman maternity leave : to finish a job by an agreed time to meet a deadline a normal job a nine-to-five job:
: an extra benefit you one of the perks of the job : working less than full-time part-time : see ‘to be your own boss’to run your own business : see ‘to be your own boss’ to be self-employed time allowed off work when sick sick leave:
to be unhappy in an office job to be stuck behind a desk:
: to be in a boring job to be/get stuck in a rut : to retire early to take early retirement : work done for a limited time only temporary work : to work without payvoluntary work to earn a good salary to be well paid:
: the hours, salary and other entitlements working conditions : to do manual work to work with your hands : minor pains that continue aches and pains : to feel a little ill to be a bit off colour : (informal) to be very ill indeed to be at death’s door : to be recovering after an illness to be on the mend to have got through the most serious to be over the worst : (informal) to not feel wellto be under the weather when the nose has a blocked nose:
: to get a cold to catch a cold a physical examination by a doctora check-up:
: a cough caused by a chesty cough : minor injuries cuts and bruises : to feel illto feel poorly : to be very healthy as fit as a fiddle : to become ill