Examples of 'pick up the slack' in a sentence
Meaning of "pick up the slack"
pick up the slack: This phrase is used to describe the act of taking on extra work or responsibility to compensate for someone else's lack of effort or contribution
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- Alternative form of take up the slack
- To tighten something that is slack so that it is taut.
- To do work that would otherwise be left undone.
- To provide extra needed resources.
How to use "pick up the slack" in a sentence
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pick up the slack
The ulna will pick up the slack.
Pick up the slack in a number of areas.
The team will pick up the slack.
He said he needed additional library elements to help pick up the slack.
We really got to pick up the slack tomorrow.
I am going to have to hire a deputy director to pick up the slack.
I will pick up the slack on this one.
I will hire a nanny to pick up the slack.
I am gonna pick up the slack for my gender.
I believe will have to pick up the slack.
I will pick up the slack as long as you need.
I need your men to pick up the slack.
You pick up the slack.
Cause you got us to pick up the slack.
Having to pick up the slack implies that someone is slacking.
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I am gonna need you to pick up the slack.
I can pick up the slack.
So we found someone else to pick up the slack.
I have to pick up the slack somehow.
Government is not prepared to pick up the slack.
Just let me pick up the slack for him.
Go find some concerned citizens to pick up the slack.
Let lefty pick up the slack.
Other substations are not equipped to pick up the slack.
She can pick up the slack.
I have always had my dad to pick up the slack.
You need to pick up the slack in the clinic.
Amazon will be there to pick up the slack.
The fleet will pick up the slack caused by your absence.
Volunteer groups began to pick up the slack.
I will pick up the slack.
China should stand ready to pick up the slack.
I guess you pick up the slack when he does not have the energy.
So someone had to pick up the slack.
We will pick up the slack If you put it on.
If i remember hurting he would pick up the slack for me.
For helping me pick up the slack now I am spending time with my lady.
We are all trying to pick up the slack.
I decided to pick up the slack the best way I knew how.
I was just trying to pick up the slack.
I pick up the slack when I can.
Joe had to pick up the slack.
He had a ragtag band of criminals ready to pick up the slack.
You need to pick up the slack.
When one goes down another cell activates to pick up the slack.
I need somebody to pick up the slack around here.
Adoption among older users is failing to pick up the slack.
Someone to pick up the slack.
In the meantime his department is soliciting volunteers to pick up the slack.
As long as you pick up the slack.
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