Collocation
do work
to perform tasks or effort to achieve a result, especially as a job or to make progress
Definition
'do work' is a common English collocation. to perform tasks or effort to achieve a result, especially as a job or to make progress
do + work
“I have to do work before I can relax tonight.”
Examples
- I have to do work after dinner, so I cannot watch the movie yet.
- She usually does work on her laptop in the library.
- We did work on the project all weekend to meet the deadline.
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- He is doing work in the garage, so it is a bit noisy.
- If you want to improve your English, you need to do work every day, not just once a week.
- They had to do work late into the night because the system crashed.
- I will do work in the morning and take a break in the afternoon.
- By the time you arrive, we will have done work on the first two chapters.
- She has been doing work quietly in the corner while everyone else chats.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally