sit next to Nellie

old-fashioned To work alongside a person with a lot of experience so as to learn how best to do a job by watching them work. It used to be the case that new recruits would just sit next to "Nellie" when they joined the team; now, with how quickly technology is advancing, it's often the new recruits who have to explain how things work to the older members of staff.

sit next to Nellie

learn how to do a job or task by watching and copying someone experienced in it. informal

词组	sit next to Nellie
释义	sit next to Nellie sit next to Nellie old-fashioned To work alongside a person with a lot of experience so as to learn how best to do a job by watching them work. It used to be the case that new recruits would just sit next to "Nellie" when they joined the team; now, with how quickly technology is advancing, it's often the new recruits who have to explain how things work to the older members of staff. See also: Nellie, next, sit Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. sit next to Nellie learn how to do a job or task by watching and copying someone experienced in it. informal See also: Nellie, next, sit Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: I've got work to do go about your work go shares be at work a hand's turn be (one's) own master be your own master/mistress mistress not do a stroke not do a stroke of work
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