Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •He's out in the kitchen, working upon his tax forms.
•He's working on his car.
2. [for something] to have the desired effect on something. (Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •This medicine should work well upon your cold.
•I hope it will work on your cold.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
work out at something — ˌwork ˈout (at sth) derived if sth works out at sth, you calculate that it will be a particular amount • + adj. It ll work out cheaper to travel by bus. Main entry: ↑workderived … Useful english dictionary
work around to something — ˌwork aˈround/ˈround to sth/sb derived to gradually turn a conversation towards a particular topic, subject, etc • It was some time before he worked around to what he really wanted to say. Main entry: ↑workderived … Useful english dictionary
work round to something — ˌwork aˈround/ˈround to sth/sb derived to gradually turn a conversation towards a particular topic, subject, etc • It was some time before he worked around to what he really wanted to say. Main entry: ↑workderived … Useful english dictionary
work up to something — ˌwork ˈup to sth derived to develop or move gradually towards sth, usually sth more exciting or extreme • The music worked up to a rousing finale. • I began by jogging in the park and worked up to running five miles a day. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
make light work of doing something — make light work of (doing) something phrase to do something very quickly and easily Willie Thorne made light work of his opponent to earn a place in the last 16. Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym Main entry: light … Useful english dictionary
work around — ˌwork a ˈround ˌwork ˈround british [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they work around he/she/it works around present participle … Useful english dictionary
make light work of doing something — make light work of (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) … New idioms dictionary
make hard work of doing something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
work out — {v. phr.} 1. To find an answer to. * /John worked out his math problems all by himself./ * /Mary had trouble getting along with her roommate, but they worked it out./ Compare: FIGURE OUT. 2. To plan; develop. * /Mary worked out a beautiful design … Dictionary of American idioms
work out — {v. phr.} 1. To find an answer to. * /John worked out his math problems all by himself./ * /Mary had trouble getting along with her roommate, but they worked it out./ Compare: FIGURE OUT. 2. To plan; develop. * /Mary worked out a beautiful design … Dictionary of American idioms
work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
