Since construction work has been slacking off toward the end of the summer, many workers were dismissed.
The snowstorms tend to slack off over the Great Lakes by the first of April.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
slack off — {v. phr.} 1. To become less active; grow lazy. * /Since construction work has been slacking off toward the end of the summer, many workers were dismissed./ 2. To gradually reduce; taper off. * /The snowstorms tend to slack off over the Great… … Dictionary of American idioms
slack off — {v. phr.} 1. To become less active; grow lazy. * /Since construction work has been slacking off toward the end of the summer, many workers were dismissed./ 2. To gradually reduce; taper off. * /The snowstorms tend to slack off over the Great… … Dictionary of American idioms
slack-off — «SLAK F, OF», noun. Informal. a slowing down; a lessening; letup: »an industry wide slack off exists … Useful english dictionary
slack off — index subside Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
slack off — verb become less in amount or intensity The storm abated The rain let up after a few hours • Syn: ↑abate, ↑let up, ↑slack, ↑die away • Derivationally related forms: ↑letup … Useful english dictionary
slack off — UK US slack off Phrasal Verb with slack({{}}/slæk/ verb ► if someone slacks off, they stop working hard or putting effort into something: »Companies just want to make sure their employees aren t slacking off. »He urged Washington not to slack off … Financial and business terms
slack off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms slack off : present tense I/you/we/they slack off he/she/it slacks off present participle slacking off past tense slacked off past participle slacked off to slow down, or to become less The rain seemed to be … English dictionary
slack off — 1) PHRASAL VERB Slack off means the same as slacken off. 2) see slack 4) … English dictionary
slack off — 1. to work less hard than is usual or necessary. Workers tend to slack off on Mondays and Fridays. 2. to become less severe or extreme. If this rain would slack off, we could finish the work outside … New idioms dictionary
slack off — 1) the rain has slacked off Syn: decrease, subside, let up, ease off, abate, diminish, die down, fall off 2) you deserve to slack off a bit Syn: relax, take things easy, let up, ease up/off … Thesaurus of popular words
