give someone the works informal 非正式

tell someone everything

對某人和盤托出

treat someone harshly

讓某人吃苦頭，折磨某人

have one's work cut out

be faced with a hard or lengthy task

面臨艱巨的任務；十分忙碌

set to work (或 set someone to work)

begin or cause to begin work

開始工作；使著手工作

a spanner (或北美

a person or thing that prevents the successful implementation of a plan

從中搗亂的人；破壞計劃的人（或事）

the work of ——

a task occupying a specified amount of time

費一定工夫的事

it was the work of a moment to discover the tiny stab wound.

一會就能找出那刺破的小傷口。

work one's ass (或 butt 等) off

(vulgar slang)work extremely hard

(粗俚)拼命干

work one's fingers to the bone

work to rule

(chiefly Brit.)(typically as a form of industrial action) follow official working rules and hours exactly in order to reduce output and efficiency

(主英)故意死扣規(guī)章而減低生產(chǎn)效率，變相怠工

work one's passage

pay for one's journey on a ship with work instead of money

在船上打工代付船費

work one's way through university (或 college 等)

obtain the money for educational fees or maintenance as a student by working

打工掙錢讀完大學，勤工儉學讀完大學

work one's will on/upon

accomplish one's purpose on

把意志強加于

she set a coiffeur to work his will on her hair.

她讓男發(fā)型師任意打理她的頭發(fā)。

work wonders

she set a coiffeur to work his will on her hair.

她讓男發(fā)型師任意打理她的頭發(fā)。

work something in

include or incorporate something, typically in something spoken or written

把…穿插進去；把…插入

work something off

discharge a debt by working

（以工作）抵償債務

reduce or get rid of something by work or activity

（通過工作、活動等）消除，去除

one of those gimmicks for working off aggression.

消除侵略的花招之一。