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pick up the slack

to do the work which someone else has stopped doing, but which still needs to be done
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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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ينهض من الركود

skru op

toma el relevo

شل را انتخاب کنید

टुकड़ों को उठाना

exciperent remissa

ridică slăbiciunea

расслабиться

ta upp slacken

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