on the job 
        
       
       
        
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	 (satellite adjective) watchful and prepared for action; "bird watchers on the alert for a rare species"; "cops were on the job and caught them red-handed"   | 
	 
	
	
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	 Synonyms: on the alert | 
	 
        
	
	
	
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	 (satellite adjective) actively engaged in paid work; "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night"   | 
	 
	
	
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	 Synonyms: working | 
	 
        
	
	
	
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