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Team work makes the dream work 

The realization that no one succeeds alone is colloquially stated: “team work makes the dream work”. The fastest way to make your dreams come true is to invite very skilled people into your life and your dreams.
Best man offering a toast to the bride and groom: What most people don’t know about the night they met; I was the wing man; and, I distracted the maid of honor so that my Buddy here could bust his moves — TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK, BABY!!!!!!!!!!!
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work the womb

colloquialism for pregnancy / wordplay on "work the room"
The Canadian healthcare plan sure is nice if you’re injured, sick, or plan to work the womb.

Merc work 

This is hired muscle or private warrior jobs.
There are some ex-Delta Force types, you can hire in Fayetteville to take care of the merc work, the bandits by oil line problem.
Merc work by I, Wreckerrr November 2, 2016

I only work here 

This is a phrase used to express resignation to a situation that one has no control over, where the person making the statement acknowledges that there is an issue that needs to be addressed but implies that the issue is beyond his control, power or pay grade.
co-worker : Don't you think we need to inform our clients that their bank may be going under -receivership?
co-worker2: I don't know man, I only work here...

volunteer work 

Work done by choice & is unpaid but the rewards are personal satisfaction & knowing you made a difference.
My Grandma did Lots of volunteer work, into the 1000's of hours, at schools, the DMV, etc.
volunteer work by Starchylde July 1, 2016

work hard and play hard 

Buzzword (technically phrase) frequently used to describe the 'culture' of a company, particularly startups or larger corps trying to project a cool image. In serious usage it's intended to imply that while there's a lot to do it's never thankless and that employees enjoy the experience overall; in practice, it generally means you're going to be working a lot of late nights without overtime for fear you won't be seen as a 'team player'; if you're lucky, this is recompensed by an open bar at the company holiday party.

You're probably not lucky, if you've taken a job where this was supposed to be one of the selling points.
"This is a really vibrant, growing organization. People love it here. We work hard and play hard." -- an interviewer you should not trust with your life or your livelihood. Run.
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piddlefart

verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
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trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
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