Pulling your weight là gì
pull your weight: meaning and explanationWhen you are doing something as part of a team, you arepulling your weightif you are working as hard as you should be working, or contributing as much as the others in the group. Show This expression is generally used in the negative, to say that someone is being lazy or not contributing much to a project. This person isnot pulling their weight. In these situations, the other members of the group or team have to work harder to compensate for the lazy team member This expression comes from the sport ofrowing. Based on someones weight (i.e. their size) you can expect them to pull or row with a certain amount of strength. If they contribute less than this, they are not pulling their weight (and their team mates will have to work even harder if they want to be successful). Have a go at these micro-dictation exercises to hear this expression being used in context how much can you understand? Listening exercisesMicro-listening #1Accent: ScottishYour browser does not support the audio element.
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Straight away is a useful synonym for immediately. Notice the useful structure to let someone know something, which means to tell someone something. e.g. Ill give you a call to let you know that weve arrived safely. Micro-listening #2Accent: North AmericaYour browser does not support the audio element.
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The phrase a word of warning is commonly used to introduce a warning. e.g. Its a good film. A word of warning though, it gets a bit violent towards the end.
You can get some practice with the phrasal verb to put up with someone here. Micro-listening #3Accent: England (London)Your browser does not support the audio element.
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The phrasal verb to get on with something can be used to ask someone about the progress they are making with something. e.g. How are you getting on with your book? You didnt seem to be enjoying it yesterday. Extra practiceHere are some questions/links to help you learn the new vocabulary:
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