English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'job'
Learning English Vocabulary
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🗓️ 20 November 2024
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Summary
You can 'go for', 'land' and 'hold down' a job, you can even 'pack it in' if you don't like it. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'job'. You can learn these and more with Phil in this podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to BBC learning English.com. |
| 0:04.8 | I've got a job for you. See if you can learn verbs to use with job. You can go for a job |
| 0:12.4 | if you want to do it. It means apply for a job. Hopefully you'll land the job. That means |
| 0:19.3 | you get it. You should go for that job at the bank. |
| 0:22.7 | You'll be great at it. I've just landed a new job. I only applied for it last month. |
| 0:29.4 | Holding down a job means working hard to keep it. It can be hard to hold down a high pressure job. |
| 0:37.1 | You need to meet your targets to keep a sales job. |
| 0:40.4 | You can resign from or pack in your job if you choose to leave. |
| 0:46.0 | Your company might choose to axe or cut your job. |
| 0:50.1 | I can't do this job anymore. |
| 0:52.4 | I'm going to pack it in. |
| 0:54.3 | I think my job might get axed, so I'm going to resign first. |
| 0:59.3 | If you don't go for your dream job, you'll never land it. |
| 1:04.2 | Make sure you can hold it down so you don't have to pack it in. |
| 1:08.6 | BBC Learning English. |
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