介绍:
1) Phone it in
-Although many expected to be impressed by the singer's concert, she was just phoning it in as far as I could tell
-The radio host never phones it in
-I can't stand the TV series Homeland, because that one actor doesnt act, he just phones it in.
Definition: To perform an act with minimal effort, as if it didnt matter
Etymology: Derived from phoning it in, instead of taking care of it in person
2) Pull your weight
-The leader of the new settlement ordered all members to pull their weight or face being exiled
-The boss hated it when people did not pull their weight on the team
-We all need to pull our weight in order to resolve this conflict
Definition: to work as hard as other people in a group
3) Vicious cycle
-Greece is in a vicious cycle with high consumption, leading to buying credit that lead to insufficient domestic savings, which lead to laying off government employees.
-The restaurant is in a vicious cycle after a rat was spotted, and fewer customers came, which lead to passerbys seeing empty tables
-The farms were in a vicious cycle, after the drought caused intensified land use, and not enough crop rotation.
Definition: refer to complex chains of events which reinforce themselves through a feedback loop.[1] A virtuous circle has favorable results, while a vicious circle has detrimental results.
