1. Preposition before WORK
1.1. at + work
1.1.1. It is forbidden to smoke at work
1.2. in + work
1.2.1. In these hard times I am lucky to be in work
1.3. off + work
1.3.1. After the accident, she was off work for weeks.
2. Preposition after WORK
2.1. work + with
2.1.1. Working with teenagers can be a challenge!
2.2. work + on
2.2.1. I’m working on a new novel at the moment.
2.3. work + In
2.3.1. What do you do?’ ‘I work in sales’.
3. Adjective + WORK
3.1. back-breaking work
3.1.1. Digging the hole was back-breaking work.
3.2. rewarding and challenging work
3.2.1. Teaching children can be both rewarding and challenging work sometimes.
3.3. donkey work
3.3.1. He told me to move all these bricks. I always get the donkey work!
3.4. dirty work
3.4.1. Criminal gangs often get children to do their dirty work like carrying drugs for them (figurative meaning)
3.5. humanitarian work
3.5.1. The charity does important humanitarian work with refugees.
3.6. seasonal work
3.6.1. You can usually find seasonal work in the summer in beach resorts.
3.7. shift work
3.7.1. Chefs often have to do shift work, cooking lunch and dinners.
3.8. freelance work
3.8.1. Do you work full-time? No, I do freelance work, so I can work when I want.
4. Work + noun
4.1. work schedule
4.1.1. I’ve printed out the work schedules so that we all know what we have to do.
4.2. work surface
4.3. work ethic
4.3.1. She has a really good work ethic. She arrives on time and doesn’t stop working all day.
4.4. work hours
4.5. work experience
4.5.1. It’s good for young people to do a voluntary job to get some work experience.