🗓️ Idiom: Workaholic (noun)
💬 Meaning
- A person who works excessively and finds it hard to stop.
- Someone who is addicted to work and often sacrifices rest or personal time.
🧠 Example Sentences
- She’s a real workaholic who spends most weekends finishing reports.
- Our manager is such a workaholic that he answers emails even during holidays.
- Being a workaholic can lead to burnout if you don’t take breaks.
🏛️ Origin
The term workaholic was first recorded in the early 1960s. It combines work with -aholic, a suffix taken from alcoholic, meaning “addicted to.” The word was originally used humorously to describe people who seemed “addicted” to their jobs, but it later became a common expression for those who overwork.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
Tom is a ______ who can’t stop checking his work emails, even on vacation.
Answer
workaholic
2. Multiple choice:
What does “workaholic” describe?
a) Someone who dislikes working
b) Someone who works too much
c) Someone who is lazy
Answer
b) Someone who works too much
3. Change the sentence using “workaholic”:
“He often stays at the office until midnight because he can’t stop working.”
Answer
He often stays at the office until midnight because he’s a workaholic.
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