Fraggle Rocker
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"In" is used more often. We do often say "on the job," but that normally refers to a person who is working RIGHT NOW, not somebody who does very good work but just happens to be taking a lunch break at this moment.
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And another meaning we will not mention on a family friendly forum
Fraggle Rocker
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Yes, although it's generally accepted.
Definitely, unless it's for older students.
I think that one is more common in the U.K., but most Americans understand it.
Fraggle Rocker
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I've never heard that. Sorry!
Sucking up TO somebody - e.g. to curry favor - is a bad thing.
Sucking IT up, or manning up or cowboying up - i.e. getting it done in spite of the obstacles - is a good thing.
Maybe it has its place in a "sex education" class, but not in a maths class.
There again, we did use to call our teacher a wanker!
A cock and bull story is generally just a story that is considered fanciful and wildly exaggerated.
It stems from a couple of pubs that would almost try to outdo each other in the stories told.
A shaggy dog story is a long, rambling story/joke where the joke is more in the telling, the journey, rather than the punchline.
Saint
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Granted, shaggy dog stories generally end with, "And then I died.", or something similar. I've died so many times...
tak cock means talk nonsense or bullshit
Without any further delay, I.e. Suggesting that there has already been some delay.
"Ado" is also "fuss" or unimportant time-wasting. Note Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.