nine-to-five

nine-to-five
Of a job, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m., the usual office hours in the US, the UK and elsewhere.

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  • nine to five — adv between nine o clock and five o clock, the normal working hours of an office worker ▪ She didn t like working nine to five . >nine to five adj ▪ a nine to five job …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • nine-to-five — adjective a nine to five job is a normal office job, in which you usually work from nine o clock until five o clock …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • nine to five — ˌnine to ˈfive idiom the normal working hours in an office • I work nine to five. • a nine to five job Main entry: ↑nineidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • nine-to-five — nine to fiver, n. /nuyn teuh fuyv /, adj. Informal. 1. of, pertaining to, or during the workday, esp. the hours from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. when offices are characteristically open for business: the nine to five grind. 2. of, reflecting, or exhibiting… …   Universalium

  • nine-to-five — [nīn′tə fīv′] adj. of or pertaining to the time between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., the period of conventional business hours and the work period of the typical office worker: also written 9 to 5 …   English World dictionary

  • nine-to-five — I. noun also 9 to 5 ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ : a job with regular daytime hours II. adjective or 9 to 5 : of, relating to, being, or having a nine to five * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nine to Five — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Warum eigentlich … bringen wir den Chef nicht um? Originaltitel: Nine to Five Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1980 Länge: 110 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nine to Five — Infobox Film | name = Nine to Five caption = original movie poster director = Colin Higgins producer = Bruce Gilbert writer = Patricia Resnick Colin Higgins starring = Jane Fonda Lily Tomlin Dolly Parton Dabney Coleman Marian Mercer Colin Higgins …   Wikipedia

  • nine-to-five — mod. typical in terms of working hours; structured and scheduled, starting and ending at set times. (From the expression from nine to five, normal working hours.) □ I work nine to five. □ I really wanted a nine to five job until I finally got one …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • nine-to-five — adverb work nine to five to work from 9 o clock until 5 o clock; the normal working hours of an office worker nine to five adjective: a nine to five job …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Nine to Five — Comment se débarrasser de son patron Comment se débarrasser de son patron (Nine to Five) est un film américain réalisé par Colin Higgins, sorti en 1980. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution …   Wikipédia en Français

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