to coast (v), Since securing a permanent contract, he has started to coast along at work, doing the bare minimum rather than challenging himself., to coast (v), Her manager accused her of coasting and suggested that she needed to show more initiative if she wanted to be considered for promotion., to hammer away at sth (phr. v), I've been hammering away at my assignment all weekend, but I still haven't managed to finish it., to hammer away at sth (phr. v), Despite hammering away at the problem for several hours, the engineers were no closer to finding a solution., burnout (n), Increasing workloads and unrealistic expectations have contributed to rising levels of burnout among healthcare professionals., burnout (n), After juggling a full-time job, childcare and evening classes for months, she felt completely burnt out., high-flyer (n), She was considered a high-flyer from the moment she joined the company, quickly progressing into senior management., high-flyer (n), Despite his high-flying career in finance, he decided to give it all up and retrain as a primary school teacher., to be cut out for sth (phr. v), I've always been patient and enjoyed working with children, so I think I'm cut out for a career in teaching., to be cut out for sth (phr. v), He soon realised he wasn't cut out to be a manager because he found dealing with conflict and making difficult decisions extremely stressful., mainstay (n), Tourism remains the mainstay of the local economy, particularly during the summer months., mainstay (n), Family-run businesses have been the mainstays of this community for generations, providing jobs and supporting local charities., aspirational (adj.), The university launched an aspirational programme to encourage students from disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue higher education., aspirational (adj.), Although her original aspiration was to become a doctor, she now aspires to work in medical research., overambitious (adj.), Looking back, I think I was overambitious when I decided to renovate the house while studying for a degree and working full-time., overambitious (adj.), His overambition ultimately worked against him, as he took on far more responsibilities than he could realistically manage., bragging right (noun phrase), Our team won the annual charity quiz, giving us bragging rights over the other departments for the rest of the year., bragging right (noun phrase), He couldn't stop bragging about his promotion, which eventually began to irritate his colleagues.

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