(UK, informal) Synonym of earn one's keep

(figuratively) to learn to avoid repeating a mistake.

present participle of do one's job

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of do one's job

To properly do the work one is supposed to do.

simple past tense of do one's job

(now archaic) Of a man, to make respectful approaches to a woman with a view to courting her romantically.

(rare, idiomatic) Extraordinary compared to most in one's age group; characteristic of an older person.

(figuratively, idiomatic) To put one's foot in it.

Alternative form of quake in one's boots