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take to task

[take to task] {v. phr.} To reprove or scold for a fault or error. * /He took his wife to task for her foolish wastefulness./ * /The principal took Bill […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Your task is to perform the role assinged to you well, the choice of the role is the task for another. www.sky-net-eye.com

to task

[to task] See: [TAKE TO TASK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

lie down on the job

[lie down on the job] {v. phr.}, {informal} To purposely fail to do your job; neglect a task; loaf. * /Bill isn't trying to learn his lessons. He is lying […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pass by the board

[pass by the board] See: [GO BY THE BOARD].

put by

[put by] {v.} To save for the future; lay aside. * /He had put by a good sum during a working lifetime./

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