English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Gum up the works
Meaning: The phrase gum up the works means to prevent a process, a system or a machine from working smoothly.
Example: He is not careful enough and always gums up the works.

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Work like a beaver
Meaning: (Also work like a mule; work like a horse; work like a slave) To work like a beaver means to work very hard.
Example: You work like a beaver; you need to relax.