work on

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to persuade or influence or attempt to persuade or influence

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work on Idioms  

1. Also, work upon. Exercise influence on, as in If you work on him, he might change his mind, or She always worked upon their feelings by pretending to be more ill than she really was. [Early 1600s]

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Example Sentences

This normally gives seafarers exceptional rights, including repatriation at the company's cost and double pay for those working on ships covered by IBF agreements -- around 15,000 vessels worldwide, according to the ITF.

From Barron's

And he saw this as a chance to bring in researchers—Shockley, Gerald Pearson, John Pierce and others—who later worked on the transistor, the solar cell and the first communications satellite.

From The Wall Street Journal

In addition to fusion, it has other business lines: a power-management division and a medical unit working on particle-beam technology for targeted therapy for recurrent cancers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Seurat began work on seven canvases, four of which hang together here, along with a drawing and dazzling oil sketch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Keyes worked on a previous project that explored medieval techniques to produce manuscripts.

From BBC

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