fall down on the job

idiom

: to do a job badly
The people who are supposed to be keeping the city clean have been falling down on the job.

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“Fall down on the job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20down%20on%20the%20job. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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