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Tham khảo tài liệu 'colloquial english idioms phần 9', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | For more material and information please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org to give notice to one s employer to give official warning of one s intention to cease employment And are you his manager I have given him notice. In a couple of weeks I shall have shaken off his accursed slavery. A. C. D. I had a man called Foreman then the best valet I ever had and why do you think he gave me notice S. M. to knock off to stop work for a short period The work went well all the morning and it was half past one when I knocked off for lunch. J. P. Today s Friday. Let s knock off until Monday. M. W to pack it up and to pack in have the same significance to leave off work Let s pack in and have a drink together. I ve got sort of a date to-night but there s plenty of time. M. W. But we can t pack up. . We have to carry on. J. P. To call it a day may be similarly used with the meaning to consider that particular period of work finished. You must have had something in mind said De Witt. You didn t think you d close shop and call it a day S. H. A rest from work is a break. When I came to Kremmen I said to myself Now you re going to take a little break. S. H. A weekend at Brighton makes a nice break. W. B. to be at a loose end to be without definite occupation to have nothing to do although you would like to be occupied I m at a loose end so I was telling Mr. Croxton a thing or two about the City. J. P. She s at a loose end you know badly wants something to do. J. G. 115 For more material and information please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org to kick one s heels to be waiting for work to waste time waiting uselessly You ve just got to kick your heels and look as though you like it. C. S. I won t leave you here to kick your heels. J. G. to twiddle one s thumbs to wait in forced inaction to be idle I can t stay here for ever twiddling my thumbs. Better give it up and call on her in the late afternoon. J. G. She s nothing else to do it seems but to sit and .