Meaning of burger-flipper | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C2]

Examples

“The lure of fast money over $6 as a burger-flipper is sometimes hard to resist⟳.”

“I know⟳ it’s about as far from being a film star as a burger-flipper is from being a Michelin-star chef, but at least we’ll be busy for the next month and they’ll be paying us so I won’t need⟳ to bug Mum and Dad for money any more.”

“I worked as a burger-flipper for a month, but in that time the trousers continually looked like⟳ they had been sprayed on.”

“My age and the length of my unemployment, not to mention⟳ my professional past, precludes me from working as a burger-flipper or salesperson.”

“He was a dedicated burger-flipper at St. Peters Parish Picnic for many years.”

“As the COVID-19 virus grows into a global threat, I can’t help⟳ but think⟳ about all the baristas, burger-flippers, train⟳ operators and janitors of the world — all the hard-working people across America who might go into work⟳ sick because they have⟳ to.”

“Starting pay⟳ for the humblest burger-flipper at McDonald’s in Denmark is about $22 an hour.”

“Earlier this month, Rex Thompson, chief burger-flipper at Rex’s Hamburgers, was also wondering how he’d get⟳ his stand⟳ assembled.”

“Chris Tilly, a labor economist at UCLA, said the shortages among burger-flippers and cashiers is notable “because those low-end jobs more typically have⟳ a labor surplus.””

“Let’s look⟳ at the parable of the burger-flipper for a second. It seems like⟳ the fry cook⟳ is always held over the heads of middle-class children to get⟳ them to study⟳ harder and dream⟳ bigger. “You can be whatever you want⟳ to be if you try⟳ hard enough” was the carrot and “You don’t want⟳ to be flipping burgers for the rest⟳ of your life” was the stick⟳.”

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