How natives really talk about work — the idioms.
to work (colloq.)
to earn a living
to top up one’s income
to have a lot on one’s plate
to work flat out
to be swamped
a job (slang)
to make ends meet
to climb the ladder
to work oneself to death
At C1 you’re refining style: choosing between correct options for tone and precision. Notice how native writers and speakers deploy this, and imitate deliberately.
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J’ai du pain sur la ___ . (a lot to do) (idiome)
planche
Je suis ___ , je te rappelle. (swamped) (débordé)
débordé
Gravir les ___ . (career ladder) (idiome)
échelons
🃏 Memory match pair FR ↔ EN
🧩 Sentence builder put the words in order