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take up the slack


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slack
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Sense: Adjective: loose
Synonyms:
loose Collocations, relaxed Collocations, lax, slackened, loosened, not taut, not tight
Sense: Adjective: easygoing
Synonyms:
easygoing Collocations, easy-going Collocations, flexible Collocations, loose Collocations, relaxed Collocations
Sense: Adjective: careless
Synonyms:
careless Collocations, lazy Collocations, neglectful, negligent, neglecting, remiss, derelict, lax
Sense: Adjective: not busy
Synonyms:
slow Collocations, quiet Collocations, dull Collocations, slow-going, slow-moving
Sense: Noun: leeway
Synonyms:
leeway, wiggle room, space Collocations, latitude, freedom Collocations
Sense: Noun: break
Synonyms:
break Collocations, pause Collocations, lull Collocations, respite Collocations, letup (informal), let-up (informal), breather (informal), rest Collocations
Sense: Noun: pants - plural
Synonyms:
pants Collocations (US), trousers (UK), breeches, britches
Sense: Verb: waste time
Synonyms:
waste time, be lazy, shirk, idle Collocations, do nothing, sit around, sit back and do nothing, doss (UK, slang)
Sense: Verb: loosen
Synonyms:
slacken, loosen, ease Collocations, relax Collocations
Sense: Verb: reduce
Synonyms:
reduce Collocations, lessen, ease Collocations, ease off, ease up, slacken


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