to slack off
1slack 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… …
2slack 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… …
3slack-off — «SLAK F, OF», noun. Informal. a slowing down; a lessening; letup: »an industry wide slack off exists …
4slack off (on something) — ˌslack ˈoff (on sth) derived to do sth more slowly or with less energy than before • He s gone from success to success in his movie career, and there s no sign of him slacking off. Main entry: ↑slackderived …
5slack off — index subside Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6slack 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 …
7slack 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 …
8slack 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 …
9slack off — 1) PHRASAL VERB Slack off means the same as slacken off. 2) see slack 4) …
10slack 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 …
