pick/take up the slack

idiom

: to provide or do something that is missing or not getting done
The manager has to take up the slack when employees don't do their jobs correctly.
When he didn't get the pay raise he was expecting, he had to take another job to pick up the slack for more money.

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Bangladesh has since opened a new air cargo hub at one of its major airports to pick up the slack. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 May 2025 But fear not, Congress and the Administration have already begun to take up the slack. Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 May 2025 Without enough of either, teachers and paraprofessionals in the schools have to adapt and pick up the slack. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025 Open requisitions have been put on hold, leaving managers to pick up the slack. Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pick/take up the slack

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“Pick/take up the slack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%2Ftake%20up%20the%20slack. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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