| Pull your weight |
work as hard as everyone else doing the same job. |
I told my lazy sister to pull her weight, just like everyone else in the family. |
| Take a breather |
(idiom) stop what you are doing for a short time to rest |
When I was busy, I needed to take a breather. |
| Division of labour |
way of organising work where different tasks are done by different groups of people |
My mother told me that in our division of labour, women take care of the home and men take care of things outside. |
| Women's work |
negative term for the boring and repetitive tasks which are traditionally or stereotypically done by women |
I hate it when my dad refuses to let my brother help with chores because he thinks that's women's work. |
| Fair share |
reasonable amount |
I do my fair share of domestic work with my sister. |
| Chores |
tasks around the home, such as cleaning, washing and ironing, that have to be done regularly |
Every day before I go to work, I must do some chores. |
