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Warrener Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
Work the system
One day soon we all may be required to travel nude and sedated, with ID and destination tatooed on our rear ends, but until then, I say work the system.
What is to "work the system"?
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What is to "work the system"?
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To "work the system" means to follow the rules of the system to your best advantage. In the case of air flight, I do not see much advantage to be gained, by the way. Usually this idiom is employed for someone who knows many tricks that are legal, but not know to the average person.
- To "work the system" means to follow the rules of the system to your best advantage.
- In the case of air flight, I do not see much advantage to be gained, by the way.
- Usually this idiom is employed for someone who knows many tricks that are legal, but not know to the average person.
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To "work the system" means to follow the rules of the system to your best advantage.
In the case of air flight, I do not see much advantage to be gained, by the way.
Usually this idiom is employed for someone who knows many tricks that are legal, but not know to the average person.
In the case of air flight, I do not see much advantage to be gained, by the way.
Usually this idiom is employed for someone who knows many tricks that are legal, but not know to the average person.
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Yes, indeed:
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exploit, work
use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploits the
new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works
his parents for sympathy"
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/work
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exploit, work
use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploits the
new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works
his parents for sympathy"
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/work
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