idioms involving “work”

Workout

Physical (or mental) training session

“Let's get to sleep early tonight as tomorrow's training session is going to be a real mental workout.”

Work through

To resolve

“We don't know what problems will arise; we will just have to work through them one by one.”

Work around

To avoid

“There is a management meeting the first week of the month so we will have to work around that when we choose a date for the office party.”

Worked up

Upset, agitated

“Don't get worked up about the missing money, Keiko-san. Let's hear what the accountant has to say first”

Busy work

Unimportant work given to keep someone occupied

“My boss is traveling this week so he has assigned me a bunch of busy work.”