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 fail to keep on doing something

Ex: Many New Year's resolutions fall by the wayside after a few weeks.

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to decide against doing something

Ex: I'm tired tonight, so I'll give the party a miss.

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

Ex: After three failed attempts, they finally gave up the ghost.

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

Ex: He watched us carry the boxes and didn't lift a finger to help.

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

Ex: Your grades are slipping, so you need to pull your socks up.

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

Ex: The team started strong, but they ran out of steam before the project was finished.

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to accept a less important, less visible, or secondary role compared to someone else

Ex: After years of leading the team, she decided to take a back seat.

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achieved or delivered to one easily or without making any effort

Ex: He expects every opportunity to be handed to him on a silver platter.

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to give up doing something or stop being a part of something, particularly due to seeing no way of success

Ex: After months of failed negotiations, the union threw its hand in.

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to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead

Ex: The company is losing customers, and management is fiddling while Rome burns by redesigning the logo.