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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to procrastinate |
do something in order to avoid working |
I should have been working on the report, but I just
procrastinated all afternoon. |
| 2 |
to be lazy |
be lethargic or unconcerned |
She's been very lazy about meeting deadlines recently |
| 3 |
to forget about ~ |
unable to remember something |
He always forgets about his wife's birthday. |
| 4 |
to slip one’s mind |
forget |
I was supposed to meet Ayu after work, but it slipped my mind
and now she's angry at me! |
| 5 |
to screw around |
do something unproductive |
Andre has a tendency to screw around if the teacher leaves the
room. |
| 6 |
to waste time |
do something unproductive |
I need to stop wasting time with my life and do something that
I want to do. |
| 7 |
to kill time |
do something to use up time while waiting for something |
I killed some time by playing games on phone until the train
arrived. |
| 8 |
to leave ~ till the last minute |
do something at the latest possible time |
He left the report until the last minute and now has to work
all weekend to finish it before Monday. |
| 9 |
to lose track of time |
be unaware of the time |
I got so involved in the game that I lost track of time and was
late the bus. |
| 10 |
to work itself out |
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| 11 |
to find oneself short on time |
not have enough time |
I'm afraid I can't come to the party - I'm short on time this
week. |
| 12 |
to kick back |
relax |
She always kicks back on the weekend and avoids doing any
work. |
| 13 |
to day dream |
think about a happy fantasy for a short time and be
disconnected from your surroundings |
I often day dream during meetings because they're so
boring. |
| 14 |
to stare off into space |
stare at nothing; have unfocused vision |
When my friend talks about sports, I stare off into space. I
hate sports. |
| 15 |
to postpone ~ |
delay |
We should delay our trip to the beach because it's raining
today. |
| 16 |
to put off ~ |
postpone |
He put off starting his diet until next month. |
| 17 |
to pull an all-nighter |
stay up all night |
In college, I pulled a lot of all-nighters studying and
preparing for tests. |
| 18 |
to cram |
study intensively for a short period of time before an
exam |
She had to cram for her finals. |
| 19 |
time management |
ability to use time efficiently |
My sister has really good time management skills. |
| 20 |
to get back to ~ |
return to a suspended activity |
I need to get back to work - I've been procrastinating since
lunch. |
| 21 |
to get around to ~ |
do something eventually |
I finally got around to fixing my bike last Sunday - the chain
had been broken for a month. |