From factory floors to fluorescent-lit offices, Lexiconned dives into the idioms that built the working world. In this episode, we unpack the language of labor—from punching in and climbing the corporate ladder to thinking outside the box and cutting corners. Whether you’re a blue-collar grinder or a white-collar warrior, these phrases reveal the culture, history, and humor of the modern workplace.. From punching in and getting the boot to playing it by the book, we’re exploring the work-related phrases that keep English employed.

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[Sources]

• Oxford English Dictionary
• Green’s Dictionary of Slang
• “The Etymologicon” by Mark Forsyth
• PhraseFinder.org
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• Business Week (1966 usage of “climb the corporate ladder”)
• New York Times archive (1921 usage of “get under your skin”)
• John Frith, A Mirror or Glass to Know Thyself (1532 usage of “nose to the grindstone”)
• U.S. Air Force Command Manuals (1950s references to “in the loop”)
• Upton Sinclair, early 20th-century writing on “white-collar” labor
• American Speech journal (1942, early usage of “put your foot in your mouth”)
• U.S. patent records (1888 Bundy Clock, for “punch in/punch out”)
• "Nose on the Grindstone", Tyler Childers (2017) - Song Reference

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