🗓️ Idiom: A Slacker (noun)
💬 Meaning
- A person who avoids work or does as little as possible.
- Someone who is lazy or unproductive in a work or study environment.
🧠 Example Sentences
- The manager warned that anyone acting like a slacker would lose their bonus.
- She used to be a bit of a slacker, but now she’s one of the most productive team members.
- No one wants to work with a slacker who doesn’t pull their weight on projects.
🏛️ Origin
The term “slacker” became popular during World War I to describe people who avoided work or military service. Over time, it came to mean anyone who avoids effort or responsibility, especially in school or the workplace.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
If you don’t finish your tasks on time, your boss might think you’re ___________.
Answer
a slacker
2. Choose the correct option:
A “slacker” is someone who:
a) Works extra hours
b) Avoids doing work
c) Always takes on new projects
Answer
b) Avoids doing work
3. Change the sentence using “a slacker”:
“Tom spends most of his day chatting instead of working.”
Answer
Tom is a slacker.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
