<p>The following <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/little-life-philosophy-idioms-in-context-4106567" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="1">idioms</a> and expressions use the noun / <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-verb-1209885" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="2">verb</a> &#39;work&#39;. Each idiom or expression has a definition and two example sentences to help your understanding of these common idiomatic expressions with &#39;work&#39;.</p><h3>English Idioms and Expressions</h3><p><strong>All in a day&#39;s work</strong></p><p>Definition: nothing special, part of the routine</p><ul><li><em>Don&#39;t worry about it. It&#39;s all in a day&#39;s work.</em></li><li><em>Cooking is all in a day&#39;s work.</em></li></ul><p><strong>All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.</strong></p><p>Definition: Idiom meaning that you need to have fun in order to be a happy, healthy person</p><ul><li><em>Go home! Remember: All <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/talking-about-your-job-1210120" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="3">work</a> and no play makes Jack a dull boy.</em></li><li><em>I&#39;m worried about him. He hasn&#39;t yet understood that all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.</em></li></ul><p><strong>Dirty work</strong></p><p>Definition: Necessary, but uninteresting, or difficult work</p><ul><li><em>He did the dirty work on that project.</em></li><li><em>Have you got around to doing the dirty work yet?</em></li></ul><p><strong>Get down to work</strong></p><p>Definition: Stop relaxing, focus on important task</p><ul><li><em>Hey, let&#39;s get down to work here!</em></li><li><em>Sorry, I&#39;ve got to get off the phone and get down to work.</em></li></ul><p><strong>Get worked up over something</strong></p><p>Definition: become angry or annoyed about something</p><ul><li><em>He got all worked up over the last exam.</em></li><li><em>Don&#39;t get worked up over the garden. I&#39;ll take care of it tomorrow.</em></li></ul><p><strong>Make short work of something</strong></p><p>Definition: do something quickly</p><ul><li><em>I made short work of the assignment and moved on to the next job.</em></li><li><em>Give it to John. He&#39;ll make short work of it.</em></li></ul><p><strong>Work like a horse</strong></p><p>Definition: work a lot, work very hard</p><ul><li><em>Janet works like a horse!</em></li><li><em>Why don&#39;t you ask Tom. He works like a horse.</em></li></ul><p><strong>Work out for the best</strong></p><p>Definition: eventually finish well</p><ul><li><em>Don&#39;t worry about your problems. Everything will work out for the best.</em></li><li><em>The divorce worked out for the best for the whole family.</em></li></ul><p><strong>Work something off</strong></p><p>Definition: lose weight</p><ul><li><em>I&#39;m going running to work dinner off.</em></li><li><em>She went to <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/getting-fit-dialogue-and-reading-1211304" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="4">the gym</a> to work off a few pounds.</em></li></ul><p><strong>Throw a monkey wrench in the works</strong></p><p>Definition: cause a disturbance in something that seems clear and understandable</p><ul><li><em>I hate to throw a monkey wrench in the works, but don&#39;t you think we should ask Andy to help.</em></li><li><em>Everything was set to go when Jack threw a monkey wrench in the works!</em></li></ul>