go to work

Head to job

Go to work means to begin working, whether by traveling to a workplace or simply starting one's labor: I go to work at eight.

The phrase extends to any determined effort: She really went to work on that problem.

To go to work on someone can mean to attack or pressure them aggressively.

Related

office · clock in · punch the clock · badge in · paycheck · rat race · career · shift · employment · occupation · business casual · retail store · rush hour · factory · construction site · labor · early shift · punch in

Opposites
work attendance

go to workstay home

Not go anywhere

call in sick · stay in bed · play hooky · take leave · stay put

activity transition

go to workclock out

Register leaving work

return home · finish work · knock off · punch out · go home

employment status/action

go to workretire

Cease employment permanently

resign · stop working · go on strike · walk out

Family

work, worker, working, works, workers, worked, workplace, workmanship, working-class

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G