Sự Kiên Trì - Thiếu nỗ lực

Làm chủ các thành ngữ tiếng Anh liên quan đến việc thiếu nỗ lực, như "hết hơi" và "ngồi ghế sau".

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to [fall|drop] by the wayside [Cụm từ]

to fail to keep on doing something

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

to [give] {sth} a miss [Cụm từ]

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 [Cụm từ]

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 [Cụm từ]

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 [Cụm từ]

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

Ex: He pulled his socks up and didi ti hiself at last .

to [run] out of steam [Cụm từ]

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

Ex:

to [take] a back seat [Cụm từ]

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

Ex: He decided to take a back seat in the negotiations after realizing his influence was too limited .

on a (silver|) platter [Cụm từ]

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 [Cụm từ]

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] [Cụm từ]

to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead

Ex: Environmentalists claimed governments were fiddling while Rome burned .