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Perseverance - Lack of Effort
Master English idioms that relate to lacking effort, like "run out of steam" and "take a back seat".
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to give something a miss
[phrase]
to decide against doing something
Ex: Sounds like a great opportunity , but I think I 'm gongive it a miss.
to give up the ghost
[phrase]
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 gave up the ghost.
to lift a finger
[phrase]
to make a minimal effort to do something, particularly in order to help someone
to pull one's socks up
[phrase]
to try one's best to improve something that is not good or satisfactory enough
to run out of steam
[phrase]
to lose one's enthusiasm or motivation, making one incapable of finishing a job or task
to fiddle while Rome burn
[phrase]
to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead
Ex: They want to play fiddles while Rome burns, but we ’ve got a chance to be successful in spite of them .
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