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work

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ALL IN A DAY'S WORK,

ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY,

AT WORK,

BUSY WORK,

IN THE WORKS,

MAKE SHORT WORK OF,

MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK,

SHOOT THE WORKS,

THE WORKS,

IN THE WORKS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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