Volharding - Gebrek aan inspanning

Beheers Engelse uitdrukkingen die verband houden met een gebrek aan inspanning, zoals "zonder stoom komen te zitten" en "een achterbank nemen".

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to [fall|drop] by the wayside [Zinsdeel]

to fail to keep on doing something

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

to [give] {sth} a miss [Zinsdeel]

to decide against doing something

Ex: Sophia thought about running away with all the money but she gave it a miss.

to [give] up the ghost [Zinsdeel]

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 [Zinsdeel]

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

Ex: You did n't even raise a finger to help her .

to [pull] {one's} socks up [Zinsdeel]

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

Ex: He 's going to have to pull his socks up if he wants to stay in the team .

to [run] out of steam [Zinsdeel]

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

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to [take] a back seat [Zinsdeel]

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

Ex: The old political party took a back seat as newer movements gained popularity .

on a (silver|) platter [Zinsdeel]

achieved or delivered to one easily or without making any effort

Ex: They certainly do n't give everything to you on a platter .

to throw {one's} hand in [Zinsdeel]

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] [Zinsdeel]

to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead

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

Volharding
Vastberadenheid & hard werken	Persistence	Zijn best doen	Grote inspanningen leveren
Hard proberen	Iets proberen	Aan de slag	Gebrek aan inspanning
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