Επιμονή - Έλλειψη προσπάθειας

Κυριεύστε τα αγγλικα ιδιώματα που σχετίζονται με την έλλειψη προσπάθειας, όπως "ξεμένω από ατμό" και "κάθομαι πίσω".

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to [fall|drop] by the wayside [φράση]

to fail to keep on doing something

Ex: Many of her colleagues had fallen by the wayside .

to [give] {sth} a miss [φράση]

to decide against doing something

Ex: Sounds like a great opportunity , but I think I 'm gon na give it a miss .

to [give] up the ghost [φράση]

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

Ex: All I 'd cherished from early childhood had been denied me , so I simply gave up the ghost .

to [lift|raise] a finger [φράση]

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

Ex: He never lifted a finger to get Jimmy released from prison .

to [pull] {one's} socks up [φράση]

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

Ex: The team decided to pull their socks up and work harder after their recent defeat .

to [run] out of steam [φράση]

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

Ex:

to [take] a back seat [φράση]

to stop participating actively, often because success seems unlikely or because one chooses to withdraw

Ex: He took a back seat in the debate once he saw that no one supported his argument .

on a (silver|) platter [φράση]

achieved or delivered to one easily or without making any effort

Ex: Of course the CEO 's daughter got the job without having to interview — she gets everything on a silver platter .

to throw {one's} hand in [φράση]

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

to [fiddle] while Rome [burn] [φράση]

to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead

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

Επιμονή
Αποφασιστικότητα και σκληρή δουλειά	Persistence	Κάνω το καλύτερο μου	Κάνοντας μεγάλες προσπάθειες
Προσπαθώ σκληρά	Δοκιμάζοντας κάτι	Ξεκινώντας	Έλλειψη προσπάθειας
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