Idioms in the workplace

• By : Iza Grek
• Jul 31, 2019 Nov 13, 2019
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With the latest unemployment figures in South Africa at 29%, here’s a quick run down of some of the work-related idioms and how to use them.

Learn the Ropes

Meaning: Become more familiar with a job or field; be trained

Example:  John takes about three months to learn the ropes and then finds that he is bored.

Get the Sack/ Be Sacked

Flying too close to the sun: how idioms originate

• By : Iza Grek
• Jul 9, 2019
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This week while sipping on a warm Coke Zero at lunch with a friend, we began to discuss the wonders of Greece. She reminded me of the fable of Icarus.

Icarus had wings fashioned out of feathers and wax to assist his escape from the prison where he and his father were captive.