Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

early bird catches the worm
- a person who gets up early in the morning has the best chance of success
Our supervisor always goes to work before his colleagues because he knows that the
early bird catches the worm.
early on
- at an early stage
We had a meeting early on to try and solve the problem.
earn one's keep
- to earn one's pay or a place to live by doing some work
I work hard in my uncle's garden in order to earn my keep when I stay with him.
ease off/up on (someone or something)
- to put less pressure on someone or something, to relax
The president was asked to ease off on his efforts to cut staff in the company.
easier said than done
- to be easier to talk about than to do
I would like to change jobs but it is easier said than done.
easy come, easy go
- something that you get easily can be lost easily
My cousin does not care if he loses his job or not. For him everything is easy come,
easy go.
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