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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

help smbd into work

English answer:

help somebody to find work

Added to glossary by Kirill Semenov
Aug 11, 2006 11:10
17 yrs ago
English term

help smbd into work

English Bus/Financial Other
Does it mean `help smbd to find a work' or `to return to work'? It may be a simple question, but I've never met the expression before, sorry.

The context: `This is a voluntary national programme to help lone parents into work.'

Also, is this the British English, specifically?
Responses
4 +4 help somebody to find work
4 помочь с трудоустройством/найти работу

Discussion

Kirill Semenov (asker) Aug 11, 2006:
:) I see - and many thanks. :) Knowing you, I would never say you're anyhow old-fashioned - and we really need you, dear Jack!
Jack Doughty Aug 11, 2006:
No, it's not that it's colloquial, it's just that it's a comparatively new expression, which seems an unnecessary innovation to me, since I am an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud.
Kirill Semenov (asker) Aug 11, 2006:
BTW, Jack, you would not use it because it sounds too colloquial? Is it close to "помочь с работой" vs. "помочь с трудоустройством/помочь найти работу", with the 1st option colloquial/common speech in Russian?

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help somebody to find work

It's an expression often used in UK English, though I wouldn't use it myself.
Peer comment(s):
agree Romanian Translator (X)
3 mins
Thank you.
agree Aisha Maniar : yes, but it usually means people who have difficulties finding work because of personal problems (childcare in this case) or because they have been out of the job market for so long or because they have a criminal record, etc. Again it's government-speak
14 mins
Thank you. I prefer to avoid government-speak where possible, but it isn't always possible.
agree Brie Vernier : With emphasis on the "to find work", or "to find a job", but NOT "to find *a* work"
21 mins
Thank you. That's right. "A work" can be used of a work of art, but in this context it is just "work". But "a job" is an acceptable alternative.
agree Caryl Swift : With your answer and your sentiments regarding government-speak! :-)
1 hr
Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, dear Jack and Alyona - now I see :)"
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помочь с трудоустройством/найти работу

помочь с трудоустройством/работой/найти работу
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