How to Pronounce "lay down on the job"
expression
LAY DOWN on thuh JAHB
LAY DOWN on thuh JOB
Definition
To not work as hard as you are supposed to, or to be careless and lazy at your job.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫeɪ/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdʒɑb/, /ˈdʒoʊb
British English
lˈeɪ/ /dˈaʊn/ /ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /d͡ʒɒb
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LAY DOWN on thuh JAHB
UK
LAY DOWN on thuh JOB
Listen in Context
You shouldn't lay down on the job when there's so much to do.
If you lay down on the job, you might get in trouble with your boss.
People notice if you lay down on the job.
After he got the job, he started laying down on the job and stopped trying as hard.