sign on
— phrasal verb with sign uk/saɪn/us/saɪn/verb
(NO JOB)
UK informal to sign a form at a government office to say that you do not have a job and that you want to receive benefit (= money paid by the government)
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Unemployment
- dole
- down-and-out
- idle
- job centre
- jobless
- jobseeker's allowance
- JSA
- NEET
- sign
- the unwaged
- unemployed
- unemployment
- vagabond
- welfare
(AGREE TO HELP)
mainly US UK sign up to agree to become involved in an organized activity:
[ + to infinitive ] mainly US I've signed on to help at the school fair.
UK informal to sign a document saying that you will work for someone or do a particular job or activity:
She's signed on with a temp agency.
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Taking part and getting involved
- along
- attendee
- be (a) party to sth idiom
- be heavily into sth idiom
- be mixed up with/in sth idiom
- catch
- concern
- count
- get your teeth into sth idiom
- go in on sth
- hat
- immersive
- in on sth idiom
- muscle
- neck
- plunge in/plunge into sth
- punch above your weight idiom
- ring-in
- step
- step in
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