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Complete the idioms with the appropriate words. Write one to three words.

1. If I were you, I wouldn't
   [ ] the day job. You're never going to be a dancer.
2. His mother had a hard life and worked her
   [ ] to the bone bringing up six children.
3. Even good jobs can be
   [ ] jobs with little room for advancement.
4. It was
   [ ] day's work when the firefighters rescued the cat.
5. They offered me a
   [ ] job in their company!
6. I've been
   [ ] work for the last six months.