proper job
Complete, professional work
A proper job is real employment—steady, legitimate work as opposed to casual gigs, informal arrangements, or unemployment.
The phrase is common in British English, often carrying slight surprise or approval: He's finally got himself a proper job.
It implies respectability and stability, sometimes with a hint that previous work didn't quite count.
- well doneThoroughly cooked, or congratulations
- done and dustedFully complete, no more
- belterPowerful vocalist or stunner
- class actPerson of exceptional character
- vocationDedicated career path
skillfulness · expertise · dab hand · achievement · professionalism · meticulous · craftsmanship · thoroughness · localism · jobholder · mastery · tradition · competence · intensive · regionalism · work ethic · precision · efficiency
- Regional Slangy'all, bless your heart, cattywampus, ope, you betcha
- West Country dialectgirt, scrumpy, tis, twas, thee
proper jobbodge
Crude temporary repair
hack · botch · quick fix · rush job · amateur hour
proper jobphoning it in
Performing without genuine commitment
cutting corners · going through the motions · bare minimum · careless work · token effort
proper jobodd job
Miscellaneous small task
side hustle · gig · hobby · dabbling · moonlighting
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