Lingo

Lack of Effort

8 Words

4m

1.
[fall|drop] by the wayside
短语

I was supposed to walk in with my classmates, but I started to feel dizzy and dropped by the way.

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2.
[give] {sth} a miss
短语

Sophia thought about running away with all the moneybut she gave it a miss.

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3.
[give] up the ghost
短语

After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.

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4.
[lift|raise] a finger
短语

He just watches TV and never lifts a finger to help with the dishes.

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5.
[run] out of steam
短语

I started out excited about the project, but after a few months I ran out of steam and didn't want to do it anymore.

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6.
[take] a back seat
短语

He was happy to take a back seat and let his colleague present the project.

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7.
on a (silver|) platter
短语

If you sell your share in the company now, you're handing the ownership to him on a silver platter.

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8.
[fiddle] while Rome [burn]
短语

Climate change is upon us and our leaders just fiddle while Rome burns.

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