povero come Giobbe

(as) patient as Job Idioma

a blow job

giving oral sex to a man, fellatio If you want a blow job, you'll have to shower first.

a snow job

a false story, a phony deal, a rip-off I knew it was a snow job. They said if I ordered some pens, I'd receive a new TV.

blow job

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do a bang-up job

" do a very good job; do very well at something."

do a job on

do harm to, make ugly or useless He really did a job on the plans for the new house that he was working on.

hold down a job

keep a job He has a serious drinking problem and is unable to hold down a job.

joe-job

a routine task, a chore that nobody wants to do If you're the junior employee, you'll have to do the joe-jobs.

lie down on the job

stop working, refuse to work Yes, I take long coffee breaks, but I would never lie down on the job.

nine-to-five job/attitude

a routine job in an office, attitude to life that reflects routine He has a nine-to-five attitude and is not doing very well as a salesperson in his company.

snow job

(See a snow job)

(as) accommodating as Job

Extremely patient, calm, composed, and dutiful. Job is a appearance in the Bible who agilely endures abounding trials and tribulations to prove his acceptance in and adherence to God. There are a lot of adamant bodies in this office, so the abutting being we appoint will charge to be as accommodating as Job. My mother aloft 10 kids—she is absolutely as accommodating as Job!Learn more: job, patient

*patient as Job

very patient. (Alludes to the biblical amount Job.*Also: as ~.) If you appetite to advise adolescent children, you charge be as accommodating as Job. The administrator who is alive with that bitchy amateur charge accept the backbone of Job.Learn more: job, patient

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