I usually ______ at 6 p.m., but today I had to stay late to finish the report., slack off, knock off, scale up, phase out, If you really want to pass the exam, you need to ______ your studies this week., knuckle down to, lean on, take over, automate away, Despite the budget cuts, the company decided to ______ the new product launch., fall behind, press ahead with, blur the line between, iron out issues, After the manager resigned, Sarah had to ______ the entire department., take over, scale up, streamline process, move the goalposts, Stop ______ and get back to work - the deadline is tomorrow!, getting left behind, slacking off, taking in your stride, augmenting, This startup is always ______, using the latest AI tools before anyone else., out of the loop, on the cutting edge, on a steep learning curve, a slippery slope, It’s frustrating when the teacher keeps ______ by changing the assignment requirements., scaling up, moving the goalposts, phasing out, leaning on, I’ve been on holiday for two weeks, so I’m completely ______ regarding office updates., ahead of the curve, out of the loop, the tip of the iceberg, diminishing returns, When I started this job, it took me a while to ______ and understand how everything works., learn the ropes, iron out issues, strike a balance, automate away, If you don’t revise regularly, you’ll quickly ______ in your studies., scale up, fall behind, augment, streamline process, Smaller companies risk ______ if they don’t adapt to new technologies., taking things in their stride, getting left behind, blurring the line, leaning on, She handled the criticism calmly and just ______., fell behind, took it in her stride, moved the goalposts, phased it out, Starting a new job in a different field can put you ______ at first., on the cutting edge, on a steep learning curve, ahead of the curve, out of the lopp, The issues we’ve seen so far are just ______; bigger problems may appear later., diminishing returns, the tip of the iceberg, a gap is opening up, a slippery slope, Their investment strategy is ______ — they predict trends before others do., ahead of the curve, out of the loop, falling behind, phasing out, There’s a risk that ______ between rich and poor in the coming years., diminishing returns, a gap is opening up, the ropes are learned, processes are streamlined, We need to ______ to reduce costs and improve efficiency., streamline the process, move the goalposts, take it in our stride, fall behind, Routine tasks can be ______ with AI, freeing up time for creative work., leaned on, automated away, taken over, scaled up, Technology should ______ human abilities, not replace them entirely., augment, undermine, slack off, phase out, The company plans to ______ outdated systems over the next two years., phase out, blur the line between, strike a balance, lean on, During the crisis, small businesses had to ______ government support., iron out issues, lean on, scale up, knock off, Before launching the product, we need to ______ in the design., scale up, iron out issues, fall behind, automate away, The company hopes to ______ production to meet growing demand., slack off, scale up, phase out, blur the line, Ignoring small ethical issues can lead to a ______ and bigger problems later., steep learning curve, slippery slope, tip of the iceberg, gap opening up, Social media can sometimes ______ between personal and professional life., streamline the process, blur the line between, take over, fall behind, Poor communication can easily ______ between colleagues., strike a balance, undermine trust, scale up, augment, It’s important to ______ between work and personal life., fall behind, strike a balance, lean on, automate away, After a certain point, working longer hours leads to ______., diminishing returns, the tip of the iceberg, scaling up, getting left behind.

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