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Lack of Effort

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to fall by the wayside

to give something a miss

to give up the ghost

to lift a finger

to pull one's socks up

to run out of steam

to take a back seat

on a (silver) platter

to fiddle while Rome burn

to fall by the wayside

phrase

/fˈɔːl ɔːɹ dɹˈɑːp baɪ ðə wˈeɪsaɪd/

to fail to keep on doing something

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

Many of her colleagues had fallen by the wayside.

to give something a miss

phrase

/ɡˈɪv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ɐ mˈɪs/

to decide against doing something

to give up the ghost

phrase

/ɡˈɪvˌʌp ðə ɡˈoʊst/

to put an stop to an activity one knows has very little or no chance of achieving success

to lift a finger

phrase

/lˈɪft ɹˈeɪz ɐ fˈɪŋɡɚ/

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

to pull one's socks up

phrase

/pˈʊl wˈʌnz sˈɑːks ˈʌp/

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

to run out of steam

phrase

/ɹˈʌn ˌaʊɾəv stˈiːm/

Idiom

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

to take a back seat

phrase

/tˈeɪk ɐ bˈæksiːt/

to stop doing something, particularly when there is no hope of success

in the driver's seat

in the driving seat

on a (silver) platter

phrase

/ˌɑːn ɐ sˈɪlvɚ plˈæɾɚ/

Idiom

achieved or delivered to one easily or without making any effort

to fiddle while Rome burn

phrase

/fˈɪdəl wˌaɪl ɹˈoʊm bˈɜːn/

Idiom

to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead

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