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Pick up the slack

[pɪk ʌp ðə slæk]

phrase daily fill

LanguageEnglish (United Kingdom)

Meaning
  1. To do work that someone else has stopped doing or is not doing well

Pronunciationpɪk ʌp ðə slæk

How it is usedUsed when a teammate is absent and you have to do their work too.

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