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I just work here

I just work here phrase: indicates that the speaker cannot answer their interrogator's question, because of lack of experience with or knowledge on the topic.

Phrase

I just work here

  1. (Internet, idiomatic, informal, slang, sometimes) Indicates that the speaker cannot answer their interrogator's question, because of lack of experience with or knowledge on the topic.

Forms of I just work here

alternative formI only work here

Origin of I just work here

Originally used as I only work here since at least the 1950s.

Questions about I just work here

What does I just work here mean?
I just work here means indicates that the speaker cannot answer their interrogator's question, because of lack of experience with or knowledge on the topic.
What part of speech is I just work here?
I just work here is a phrase.

Words near I just work here in the dictionary

  1. I haven't got all day
  2. I hear you say
  3. I hope I may be shot
  4. I hope she sees this
  5. I hope you're happy
  6. I just work here
  7. I kid you not
  8. I kill you later
  9. I kill you laters
  10. I know
  11. I know it

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