work
n. C / Un. the job you do to earn money. It can also mean the tasks you need to do at your job or at home.
n. Activity involving mental or physical effort to achieve a result, often for payment. The term can also refer to the tasks required for a job, a place of employment, or a specific creation.
I have a lot of work to do today.
Her work involves managing projects and leading a team of five people.
The artist's later works are characterized by a profound melancholy, reflecting a shift in his personal philosophy and a departure from his earlier style.
The noun is typically uncountable when referring to employment or effort ('I have work to do'). It is countable when referring to a specific creation ('a work of art').
I have many works to do.I have a lot of work to do.When referring to tasks or employment, 'work' is uncountable and cannot be pluralized. The plural 'works' refers to creations, like books or art.
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busy work
Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.
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close enough for government work
Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
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crazy enough to work
Acknowledging that an idea, plan, or strategy seems foolish, implausible, or risky, yet might succeed precisely because of its unconventional or unexpected nature.