Vocabulary - A Number Cruncher

A Number Cruncher:

A number cruncher refers to someone whose job is to work with numbers and mathematics.

He's a number cruncher. He works for a big firm of accountants.

Idiom - Work your socks/tail/ass off

Work your socks/tail/ass off:

To work very hard.

We had to get the job finished by Friday, so we worked our socks off to get it done on time.

The sales team worked their tails off this quarter, and they've managed to beat the record for first-quarter sales figures.

Persian: سخت کار کردن

Idiom - Get One's Walking Papers

Get One's Walking Papers:

To get fired.

They are closing down my department. I guess I'll get my walking papers.

Persian: اخراج شدن

Synonym: Get sacked

Vocabulary - Malemployed

Malemployed:

When what you do for a living makes you want to kill yourself.

I re-edit text that has already been edited in India; I am so malemployed.