Words about work and doing nothing that English does not have

Words about working, fixing and stopping, from Polish załatwić to Dutch niksen. Each with its meaning and the story behind it.

• załatwić15 Oct 2026to get a thing done, usually through somebody who knows somebodyzałatwić
• Verschlimmbessern18 Sept 2026to make something worse by trying to improve it — a fix that backfiresVerschlimmbessern
• niksen13 Sept 2026doing nothing, deliberately — idling as a pastimeniksen
• Brückentagblind worda working day taken off to bridge a public holiday and the weekendBrückentag
• enchufeblind wordconnections that get you a job — string-pullingenchufe
• hoesikblind wordthe team meal and drinks after work, often with the boss paying회식
• hoofdpijndossierblind worda long-running issue that gives whoever holds it a headachehoofdpijndossier
• kolay gelsinblind wordmay it come easy, said to anyone who is workingkolay gelsin

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