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Daily Vocabulary(2020/09/11)

2020年09月11日 | Daily Vocabulary
25931.cut back(〔…を〕削減する、減少させる、短くする)to reduce the amount, size, cost etc of something 
Education spending cannot be cut back any further. 
25932.call off((…を)呼んで去らせる、中止を宣言する、取り消す、手を引く)to decide that a planned event will not take place SYN cancel 
The trip to Italy might be called off 
25933.cut down(伐(き)る、切り詰める、切り下げる、倒す、長さ・寸法などを切り詰める、縮める、削減する、(…を)減量する、値切る )
If you spend more than your income, can you try to cut down? 
25934.work one's tail off  (一生懸命働く / 身を粉にして働く) 
Yeah we worked our tails off today. Why don't we go grab a drink?
25935.work diligently(熱心に取り組む / 一生懸命働く) extremely tired   
I think she's doing great. She's a very diligent worker.  

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