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Pagpupursige - Kakulangan ng Pagsisikap

Masterin ang mga English idioms na may kaugnayan sa kakulangan ng pagsisikap, tulad ng "maubusan ng steam" at "umupo sa likuran".

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

to fail to keep on doing something

Ex: Many of her colleagues had fallen by the wayside.
to [give] {sth} a miss

to decide against doing something

Ex: Sounds like a great opportunity, but I think I'm gonna give it 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

Ex: All I'd cherished from early childhood had been denied me, so I simply gave up the ghost.
to [lift|raise] a finger

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

Ex: You didn't even raise a finger to help her.
to [pull] {one's} socks up

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

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

Ex: The relationship started out great, but it ran out of steam after a few years and ended.
to [take] a back seat

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

Ex: In group projects, some members naturally take a back seat while others lead.
on a (silver|) platter

achieved or delivered to one easily or without making any effort

Ex: They certainly don't give everything to you on a 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

to [fiddle] while Rome [burn]

to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead

Ex: They want to play their fiddles while Rome burns, but we’ve got a chance to be successful in spite of them.
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