Lack of Effort
8 Words
4m
1.
短语[fall|drop] by the wayside
I was supposed to walk in with my classmates, but I started to feel dizzy and dropped by the way.
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短语[give] {sth} a miss
Sophia thought about running away with all the moneybut she gave it a miss.
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短语[give] up the ghost
After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.
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短语[lift|raise] a finger
He just watches TV and never lifts a finger to help with the dishes.
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短语[run] out of steam
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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短语[take] a back seat
He was happy to take a back seat and let his colleague present the project.
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短语on a (silver|) platter
If you sell your share in the company now, you're handing the ownership to him on a silver platter.
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短语[fiddle] while Rome [burn]
Climate change is upon us and our leaders just fiddle while Rome burns.
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