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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(British, historical) The practice of children undertaking to do small jobs around the home, originally for a charge of one shilling, traditionally offered by boy scouts during a designated week of the year..
Use bob-a-job when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bob-a-job means (British, historical) The practice of children undertaking to do small jobs around the home, originally for a charge of one shilling, traditionally offered by boy scouts during a designated week of the year..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use bob-a-job where its definition matches the intended context.
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