Perseverança - Falta de esforço

Domine os idiomas em inglês que se relacionam com a falta de esforço, como "ficar sem vapor" e "sentar no banco de trás".

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

to fail to keep on doing something

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

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

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 [frase]

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 [frase]

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

Ex: He just watches TV and never lifts a finger to help with the dishes .

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

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 [frase]

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

Ex: 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.

to [take] a back seat [frase]

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 [frase]

achieved or delivered to one easily or without making any effort

Ex: If you sell your share in the company now , you 're handing the ownership to him on a silver platter .

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

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] [frase]

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 .

Perseverança
Determinação e trabalho duro	Persistence	Fazer o melhor possível	Fazendo grandes esforços
Tentando difícil	Tentar algo	Começando	Falta de esforço
Processo e Conclusão