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take up the slack
Verb
Japanese Meaning
緩んだ状態のものをピンと張るように整える / 放置されるはずの作業を代わりに行う / 通常の供給では足りない分を補うための追加リソースを提供する
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（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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To tighten something that is slack so that it is taut. / To do work that would otherwise be left undone. / To provide extra resources that are not met by normal sources.
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take up the slack
After the storm loosened the tent ropes, we had to take up the slack before the next gust came.
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After the storm loosened the tent ropes, we had to take up the slack before the next gust came.
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