lie down on the job

Related to word: lie

Idiom

Definition

  1. To neglect one's duties or responsibilities at work by not working as diligently or effectively as expected.

    工作湊合

    • Ever since his promotion, he's started to lie down on the job, often arriving late and leaving early.

      自從他升職後,他開始在工作上偷懶,經常遲到早退。

    • If all of our employees lie down on the job, the company will quickly go bankrupt.

      如果所有的員工都在工作上偷懶,公司很快就會破產。

    • She has been warned multiple times for lying down on the job.

      她因為在工作上偷懶已經被警告過多次。