Perseverență - Lipsa de efort

Stăpânește idiomele englezești care se referă la lipsa de efort, cum ar fi "a rămâne fără aburi" și "a lua un loc din spate".

Revizuire

Fișe de studiu

Ortografie

Chestionar

to [fall|drop] by the wayside [frază]

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 [frază]

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 [frază]

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 [frază]

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 [frază]

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

Ex: He needs to pull his socks up if he is to make a success of his career .

to [run] out of steam [frază]

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

Ex:

to [take] a back seat [frază]

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

Ex: After years of campaigning , she finally took a back seat when her proposals kept getting rejected .

on a (silver|) platter [frază]

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 [frază]

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] [frază]

to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead

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