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Originally Posted by Donbelid  There is an expression in Persian. It literally means: "Don't be tired". The expression is used in these situations:
1) After a work is done, for example after a class is finished. Something like "call it a day".   ... You can only 'call it a day' before the work is finished: 'I think we've done enough for now. Let's call it a day.' At the end of a job, you could say 'That's that done.' If it's something you've been meaning to do for a long time: 'That's that out of the way.' I've also heard (very informal) 'That's a good job jobbed'.
2) While you see someone doing a hard work, it is a kind of showing respect to his perseverance. In this situation, the answer is "Thank you!".
I want to know if there is an equvalent of this expression in English, especially as to the second sense? |
The good wishes for (2) could be 'Stick at it' or - again, quite informal - 'More power to you'. (This is a stereotypical stage-Irish greeting; I have no idea whether it's really used in Ireland.) I
think the AmE for this situation would be 'Way to go'.
b
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'Work' is not countable in the context you gave. You could say 'After a task [or 'job' or 'day's work'] is done...'.