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Pretty work

A universal term used by sportfisherman to dignify: organization, cleanliness, good actions, opportunities successfully executed, etc. on the high seas.
Yep, there ya go, pretty work… got em on the edge… went 2/3, easy livin.
by Luna$&@1 January 12, 2022
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diggle works

Diggle: too rummage through something

Diggle Works: A place full of places too diggle through.
Dude my house is diggle works too the max
by Sean Austin November 27, 2017
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work-to-rule

A type of labor action, somewhere between normal working conditions and a strike, where workers will do only what the collective bargaining agreement requires them to do, and nothing more, such as refusing to work overtime. It is a pressure tactic, designed to get an employer back to the bargaining table to hammer out a new contract acceptable to the employees. Also known as quiet quitting.
When teachers were not getting what they were asking for during contract talks, they went on work-to-rule, suspending extracurricular activities and after class student meetings.
by BlastFurnace May 23, 2025
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trying to work it out

expression used by couples that are breaking up but won't admit it. Often just delaying the inevitable.
Tiger Woods & his wife were "trying to work it out" after she caught him cheating. But she took his ass to the cleaners anyhow
by hapyboy61 February 18, 2010
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do the work

Telling someone to 'do the work' means that they are not well-informed on a particular issue or are not taking appropriate action based on their professed beliefs. Often used in the context of social justice.
"You can't just say you're anti-racist, you've got to do the work."
"You really don't know what you're talking about. You need to do the work."
by OkiShisa November 30, 2021
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work from anywhere

Work from anywhere describes work being done remotely, instead of at an office. The acronym “WFA” is used as a nickname for the concept. Many organizations transitioned their employees from the office to a work from anywhere model after the Coronavirus global pandemic. It is the successor to the well known WFH.
All our staff are work from anywhere at the moment.
by FunctionEight March 21, 2021
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You need to step out of the shadows and remind people who you are and what you are capable of. Having taken a back seat for so long you may now be a bit of an unknown quantity, which can be made to work in your favor.
You need to step out of the shadows and remind people who you are and what you are capable of. Having taken a back seat for so long you may now be a bit of an unknown quantity, which can be made to work in your favor.
by ExeeloguiexE April 16, 2025
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