It depends on your state. For example, in California, if you are working a standard shift that is less than 6 hours, you do not have to take a 30 minute lunch-but you cannot work 6 hours.If you work 6 hours or more, you are required to take your lunch by the 5th hour of work.f you are under the age of 17 you cannot work more than 4 hours without a break (usually, but it really varries by state). http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/article/0,,... If you are an adult you can work yourself to death and the government does not care.
Idiom Definition. The term refers to a set expression or a phrase comprising two or more words. An interesting fact regarding the device is that the expression is not interpreted literally. The phrase is understood as to mean something quite different from what individual words of the phrase would imply.
: an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own. : a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and pronunciations. an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either grammatically (as no, it wasn't me) or in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (as ride herd on for âsuperviseâ). 3. See idiom defined for English-language learners.