work on

verb

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

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

When Ayton returned to the sideline with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, trainers continued to work on his back.

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He went on to serve as the director of that division, working on some 200 bank deals between 1991 and 1995.

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The department says all members of the team working on One Login use "corporately managed" devices which are monitored by a security team to detect any malicious activity.

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These days, the children spent most of their free time working on the farm.

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It was the true work of a team in every department, the same folks who had worked on the movies.

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