work ethic

Noun

Meaning

The value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties.

The tendency to work hard at one's job or duties.

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Examples

Lysenkoism: A forlorn attempt not merely to colonize the botanical kingdom, but to instill a proper sense of the puritan work ethic and the merits of self-improvement. J. G. Ballard

There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic. Kathie Lee Gifford

You have to have a work ethic and you have to be educated in what you're doing. You have to take it seriously. It doesn't mean that everything you do has to be serious. But you've got to have the tools. Jakob Dylan

I don't have a good work ethic. I have a real casual relationship with hours. Janeane Garofalo

The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you're doing. Michael Jordan

Liberals have shifted government into a position of being neutral between right and wrong. By concentrating power in government institutions, liberals chisel at the three pillars of society: the family unit, work ethic and faith. That's not good for America. James G. Watt

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