work on
phrasal verbwork on somebody
- to try to persuade somebody to agree to something or to do something
- He hasn't said he'll do it yet, but I'm working on him.
work on something
- to try hard to improve or achieve something
- You need to work on your pronunciation a bit more.
- ‘Have you sorted out a babysitter yet?’ ‘No, but I'm working on it.’
- We are working on plans for a new swimming pool.