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At the coalface = doing the work involved in a job, in real working conditions, rather than planning or talking about it. The men and women at the coalface really understand the business. So…

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Girl Friday = a female office worker who does different types of work. Watching films is good English practice: His Girl Friday (1940). Sometimes I am my own girl Friday in my company. I…

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Dole = the money that the government gives to people who are unemployed (UK informal). Young people on the dole are often bored and frustrated. There is nothing poetic in being between jobs as…