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Vocabulary
Get the job done
Hi all,
just a couple of simple questions i am a bit confused on.
is 'get the job done' the same as 'do the job'?
what's the meaning of 'make the job' as in
A little extra work in the planning phase will make the job go so much more smoothly.
just a couple of simple questions i am a bit confused on.
is 'get the job done' the same as 'do the job'?
what's the meaning of 'make the job' as in
A little extra work in the planning phase will make the job go so much more smoothly.
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Hello! I'd say: "do the job" is an order to the person you're talking to; s/he has to do what s/he's being told. "get the job done": again it's an order to that person, but here you're telling her/him to find a means, an arrangement so that the job is done, not necessarily by the person you're talking to.
- Hello!
- I'd say: "do the job" is an order to the person you're talking to; s/he has to do what s/he's being told.
- "get the job done": again it's an order to that person, but here you're telling her/him to find a means, an arrangement so that the job is done, not necessarily by the person you're talking to.
- "will make the job go so much more smoothly": will cause the job to be done more easily.
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Hello!
I'd say:
"do the job" is an order to the person you're talking to; s/he has to do what s/he's being told.
"get the job done": again it's an order to that person, but here you're telling her/him to find a means, an arrangement so that the job is done, not necessarily by the person you're talking to.
"will make the job go so much more smoothly": will cause the job to be d
I'd say:
"do the job" is an order to the person you're talking to; s/he has to do what s/he's being told.
"get the job done": again it's an order to that person, but here you're telling her/him to find a means, an arrangement so that the job is done, not necessarily by the person you're talking to.
"will make the job go so much more smoothly": will cause the job to be d
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Hi,
I read this idiom. But I don't understand it clearly.Can u explain for me and can u show me what cases it is used.
I am looking forward hearing you.
Thank u.
I read this idiom. But I don't understand it clearly.Can u explain for me and can u show me what cases it is used.
I am looking forward hearing you.
Thank u.
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Hello, Tieukhoi, welcome to the English Forums!
Well, something has to be done. To me, it ranges from something neutral to something unpleasant (from, let's say, tidying a room or washing the dishes, to a Mafia assignment to kill a witness)
A says to B:
1. "do the job, will you?" > A asks/tells B to take care of what has to be done her/himself.
2. "get the job done!" > A
Well, something has to be done. To me, it ranges from something neutral to something unpleasant (from, let's say, tidying a room or washing the dishes, to a Mafia assignment to kill a witness)
A says to B:
1. "do the job, will you?" > A asks/tells B to take care of what has to be done her/himself.
2. "get the job done!" > A
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I've been watching ESPN, and "get the job done" seems to be a favorite phrase among sport commentators.
e.g. Agassi got the job done with his 16th ace. (the job being winning the championship)
or:
Though this is not his personal best, he gets the job done. Congratulations.
e.g. Agassi got the job done with his 16th ace. (the job being winning the championship)
or:
Though this is not his personal best, he gets the job done. Congratulations.
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Also, there are some differences with their results.
Do the job-----you just do it is okay, it doesn't matter that whether it is frustrated or successful,
Get the job done------however you do it ,when it is finished you should make sure that the result is what the asker expected.
Do the job-----you just do it is okay, it doesn't matter that whether it is frustrated or successful,
Get the job done------however you do it ,when it is finished you should make sure that the result is what the asker expected.
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