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Idiom

full-time job

Meaning

An activity that consumes a great deal of time.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Taking care of my new puppy is a full-time job.”

“Planning the company conference has become a full-time job for the entire marketing team.”

“Managing the legal complexities of the estate proved to be a full-time job that left him little room for his personal life.”

Examples

simple

“Taking care of my new puppy is a full-time job.”

contextual

“Planning the company conference has become a full-time job for the entire marketing team.”

complex

“Managing the legal complexities of the estate proved to be a full-time job that left him little room for his personal life.”

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