Worked his way onto the 701 list.”
Rumors spread that Kennedy was going to exact his revenge by
slashing the CIA workforce through a massive “reduction in
force,” code-named the “701 program” by the agency.
“It seemed [to us] that the RIF program was aimed more
at the CIA than other agencies,” McGehee observed. “This
was a tension-filled, dismal time. . . . The halls seemed filled
with the strained, anxious looks of the soon-to-be
unemployed.” When Kennedy’s ax did fall, McGehee was stunned by the
carnage. “About one of every five was fired. The tension
became too much for some. On several occasions, one of
my former office mates came to the office howling drunk
and worked his way onto the 701 list.”
Could you please intepret the bolded in your own words- I can't get the meaning. Thanks a lot.
Top answer
” By behaving in a drunken and disorderly manner, he made himself the target for being fired from his job.
- ” By behaving in a drunken and disorderly manner, he made himself the target for being fired from his job.
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Vladv On several occasions, one of my former office mates came to the office howling drunk and worked his way onto the 701 list.”
By behaving in a drunken and disorderly manner, he made himself the target for being fired from his job.
0"Work" is a very old verb. It goes back to the beginnings of English. Words like that often develop modern meanings that are not obviously related to their original meanings, but their original meanings pop up now and then. They also spread out over time and develop additional related meanings.
Long story short, the OED has it "to work one's (also its) way: to advance; to m
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