88 entries under expression topic. ×
| in gear(running, functioning, operational) | |
| in motion(working, happening, ongoing, started) | |
| in progress(working, happening, ongoing, started) | |
| in style(usual, universal, general, principal) | |
| in succession(continuous, flowing, operating) | |
| in the flesh(idiom, alive, existing, breathing) | |
| in use(active, effective, alive, existing) | |
| in vogue(usual, main, principal) | |
| labor force(noun, staff, workers, employees) | |
| laboring man(idiom, agent) | |
| lay it on the line(adjective, idiom, friendly, appropriate) | |
| manual workers(noun, staff, workers, employees) | |
| matter of fact(idiom, possible, functional, workable) | |
| measured lengthwise | |
| mere tool(idiom, agent) | |
| of use(useful, beneficial, advantageous) | |
| on the job(idiom, running, alive, functioning) | |
| on the level(adjective, idiom, friendly, appropriate) | |
| principal investigator | |
| rank and file(noun, idiom, hack, staff) |
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