worker Idiom, Proverb

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blue-collar worker

someone who works at a trade, e.g., a plumber The blue-collar workers will vote for Ed. He's a tradesman.

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Bad workers always blame their tools

"A bad worker always blames their tools" - If somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment, you can use this to imply that this was not the case.

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Hive of worker bees

A hive of worker bees is a group of people working actively and cooperatively. Example The classroom was a hive of worker bees.

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blue collar worker|blue|blue collar|collar|worker

n. phr. A manual laborer who is probably a labor union member. Because Jack's father is a blue collar worker, Jack was so anxious to become an intellectual.
Antonym: WHITE COLLAR WORKER.

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white-collar workers|white|white-collar|workers

n. phr. Workers employed in offices and at desks as opposed to those who work as manual workers; the middle class. It is a well-known fact that white-collar workers are less well organized than unionized manual workers. Contrast BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS.