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    picking up the slack

    US /ˈpɪkɪŋ ʌp ðə slæk/

    ・

    UK /ˈpɪkɪŋ ʌp ðə slæk/

    B2
    idm.To do extra work to cover for someone not completing their duties.
    She is picking up the slack after her colleague left suddenly.

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    Women working more since pandemic: BBC News Review

    05:35Women working more since pandemic: BBC News Review
    • are picking up the slack.

      are picking up the slack.

    A2