Hang out
Hang out verb - Spend time in a certain location or with certain people.
Work
Work verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: the organization has worked for years to raise people's awareness of human rights issues
Both terms in one sentence
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My Local: The Jockey, a filthy, derelict shithole of a pub where most of the main characters hang out or work, and find themselves heading to at least once per episode.
Source: Series / Shameless (UK) -
One thing that did change after the hiatus: the creators added a new set, the bullpen, where all the supporting characters could hang out and work together.
Source: Series / WKRP in Cincinnati -
Overlaps with Heterosexual Life-Partners; they work together as the writing team, hang out after work, and partway through the series all move in together so they can afford a nicer place.
Source: Series / The Muppets
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