Collocation
do a job
to perform a task or piece of work; to complete work that needs to be done
Definition
'do a job' is a common English collocation. to perform a task or piece of work; to complete work that needs to be done
do + a job
“Can you do a job for me this afternoon?”
Examples
- I can do a job for you after lunch.
- She does a job at the weekend to earn extra money.
- We did a job on the garden fence before it got dark.
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- Could you do a job for me and pick up the parcel from the post office?
- They are doing a job for a new client this week.
- He had to do a job on his laptop because it kept crashing.
- If you do a job properly the first time, you save a lot of time later.
- The contractor did a job on the roof to stop the leak from getting worse.
- I am happy to do a job, but I need clear instructions and a deadline.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder