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Vytrvalost - Nedostatek Úsilí

Ovládněte anglické idiomy, které souvisejí s nedostatkem úsilí, jako "dojít pára" a "sedět vzadu".

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English idioms related to Perseverance
to [fall|drop] by the wayside

to fail to keep on doing something

odpadnout cestou, vyšumět do ztracena

odpadnout cestou, vyšumět do ztracena

Ex: Many New Year's resolutions fall by the wayside after a few weeks. 
to [give] {sth} a miss

to decide against doing something

nechat to být, vynechat to

nechat to být, vynechat to

Ex: I'm tired tonight, so I'll give the party a miss. 
to [give] up the ghost

to put an stop to an activity one knows has very little or no chance of achieving success

vzdát to, hodit to za hlavu

vzdát to, hodit to za hlavu

Ex: After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost. 
to [lift|raise] a finger

to make a minimal effort to do something, particularly in order to help someone

hnout prstem, aspoň trochu pomoct

hnout prstem, aspoň trochu pomoct

Ex: He watched us carry the boxes and didn't lift a finger to help. 
to [pull] {one's} socks up

to try one's best to improve something that is not good or satisfactory enough

dát se dohromady, zabrat

dát se dohromady, zabrat

Ex: Your grades are slipping, so you need to pull your socks up. 
to [run] out of steam

to lose one's enthusiasm or motivation, making one incapable of finishing a job or task

dojít dech, ztratit elán

dojít dech, ztratit elán

Ex: The team started strong, but they ran out of steam before the project was finished. 
to [take] a back seat

to accept a less important, less visible, or secondary role compared to someone else

ustoupit do pozadí, přenechat hlavní roli jinému

ustoupit do pozadí, přenechat hlavní roli jinému

Ex: After years of leading the team, she decided to take a back seat. 
on a (silver|) platter

achieved or delivered to one easily or without making any effort

na stříbrném podnose, bez námahy

na stříbrném podnose, bez námahy

Ex: He expects every opportunity to be handed to him on a silver platter. 
to throw {one's} hand in

to give up doing something or stop being a part of something, particularly due to seeing no way of success

hodit flintu do žita, vzdát to

hodit flintu do žita, vzdát to

Ex: After months of failed negotiations, the union threw its hand in. 
easy way out
easy way out
[fráze]

a simple solution that avoids difficulty or responsibility

Ex: Quitting seemed like an easy way out. 
to [fiddle] while Rome [burn]

to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead

řešit maličkosti při krizi, ignorovat hlavní problém

řešit maličkosti při krizi, ignorovat hlavní problém

Ex: The company is losing customers, and management is fiddling while Rome burns by redesigning the logo. 
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