men at work

Road crew sign

Men at work is a sign or warning indicating a construction or maintenance zone ahead, where laborers are present and traffic should proceed with caution.

The phrase appears on road signs, barricades, and cones: Slow down—men at work.

Despite the gendered language, it refers to any workers regardless of sex.

Related

safety vests · safety first · jackhammers · roadwork · road crew · caution · yellow tape · 80s · new wave · sweat · boots · lunch pails · lunch break · overalls · bulldozers · cranes · heavy machinery · detour

Categories
Opposites
road status

men at workopen road

Unobstructed route ahead

all clear · free flow · smooth sailing · green light

work activity

men at workoff duty

Not at work

clocked out · on vacation · idle · off the clock · unemployed

construction status

men at workback to normal

Family

men, work, works, worked, working, worker, workers, workable, workman

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G