A word for not trying hard

is there a word to describe one who doesn’t try very hard? not someone who doesn’t try at all, but one who does their work without much enthusiasm or perhaps with as much gusto as others.

Стараюсь изо всех сил, что б мои мозги не взорвались!

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Verb

To work hard in order to do or achieve something

To strive in pursuit of a goal

Put your all into something

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slog

buckle down

give your all

go all out

go for it

work hard

give it all you’ve got

put your back into

give it your best shot

put in the effort

use elbow grease

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be at pains

take pains

apply oneself

battle

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

exert oneself

make an effort

make every effort

spare no effort

strive

struggle

take care

try

aim

labor^US

labour^UK

make a great effort

put yourself out

strain

take great pains

toil

work

bend over backwards

do all one can

fall over backwards

go all out

lean over backwards

work hard

peg away

hustle

beaver away

knock oneself out

pull out all the stops

push

moil

sweat

bust a gut

go for broke

go for it

grind

slog

travail

drudge

bang away

give it your all

bear down

slave

plough^UK

move heaven and earth

give it your best shot

do your damnedest

plow^US

exert yourself

slog away

do your utmost

do one’s best

plug away

do your best

pour it on

dig deeper

plod

dig deep

drive

apply

hammer away

break one’s back

make an all-out effort

knuckle down

break your neck

work like a Trojan

rupture yourself

dig away

attempt

undertake

seek

essay

assay

aspire

buckle down

venture

scramble

fight

hump

tug

go for the doctor

grub

give your all

work like a dog

slave away

kill oneself

jump through hoops

plug

graft

push oneself

concentrate

persevere

show dedication

study hard

be industrious

show commitment

be diligent

be assiduous

persist

buckle to

exert

jockey

devote yourself

commit oneself

old college try

use some elbow grease

work hard to

drive oneself

overwork

have a crack at

grind away

give something one’s best shot

set out

go ham

leave no stone unturned

keep your nose to the grindstone

work your fingers to the bone

sweat away

go hard

lumber

break sweat

plug along

give something one’s all

bust chops

make a supreme effort

peg along

trudge

work at

stagger

burn the candle at both ends

work oneself to the bone

grub away

put one’s back into it

scrabble

plod away

do one’s darnedest

work like a slave

give all one’s got

do all you can

keep at it

go hammer and tongs

give best shot

purpose

drag oneself

make effort

have a crack

put one’s back into something

take on

sweat blood

grapple

get stuck in

vie

devote

empty the tank

go the whole nine yards

go all-out

try my best

go all-out for

commit

give

hammer

dedicate

toll

address

strain every nerve

push oneself to the limit

try very hard

go all out for

drive oneself to the limit

dig

bend

direct

compete

contend

apply to

pull out all stops

give old college try

put one’s back in it

put one’s shoulder to the wheel

study

hit the ball

offer

shoot for

tackle

have a go at

give it a whirl

go the limit

have a stab at

try for

go for the jugular

work one’s socks off

do one’s durnedest

apply yourself

belly up to the bar

get your act together

roll up one’s sleeves

shape up

pull up one’s socks

get your head down

get down to it

be attentive

pay attention

give it all one has

dive in

have a swing at

try one’s hardest

keep your head down

beaver

make a run at

have a shot at

have one’s nose to grindstone

work day and night

bullock

soldier on

push yourself

have a go

take it on oneself

have a shot

footslog

trail

drudge away

peg

wade

skivvy

muck

schlepp

fight your way

carry on

press on

plough through

work your guts out

graft away

have a stab

work one’s nuts off

plough away

give it a fly

work one’s butt off

have a bash

give it a burl

bang on

suffer

putter

tend

trawl

soldier

endure

campaign

withstand

acquit oneself

stand up to

pound

perform

persevere with

toil away

persist with

work away

work very hard

overwork oneself

proceed laboriously

stick with it

put up a fight against

go to war

work fingers to bone

keep at

pitch in

dig in

grind out

plod along

keep nose to grindstone

go back to the salt mines

keep on

trek

head-down

keep going

stumble

peg away at

apply oneself to

kill oneself with

take a stab at

put to the test

embark on

take a whack at

try out

have at it

make an attempt at

keep on with

chip away

plough on with

soldier on with

stick at

work one’s socks off on

not cease

front up

lift a finger

make an attempt

chip away at

go for

have a whack

make a pass at

make a bid

go after

vie for

drive for

take a crack at

clump

flounder

bumble

blunder

tramp

traipse

put in effort

put effort

plow away

put effort into something

put in work

trog

yomp

schlep

plug away at

battle one’s way

move with difficulty

clamber

limp

sputter

toil away at

make one’s way with difficulty

shinny

proceed with difficulty

work through

work one’s way

wheel

roll

roll along

trundle

rattle

overstrain

overextend

overload

overtask

overdrive

work too hard

overtax oneself

overdo it

bite off more than you can chew

wear oneself to a shadow

overload oneself

run yourself into the ground

drive oneself too hard

push oneself too hard

overtax one’s strength

strain yourself

overtire yourself

overstrain yourself

drive oneself into the ground

work oneself into the ground

work one’s tail off

wear yourself out

overburden oneself

burn out

do too much

work like a horse

burn the midnight oil

drive oneself too far

practice presenteeism

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exert yourself

make an effort

push yourself

put your all into something

work flat out

work hard

work up a sweat

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have good intentions

have the best intentions

have the right intentions

have your heart in the right place

mean well

try to do the right thing

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tryhard

wannabe

aspirant

hopeful

striver

would-be

applicant

candidate

seeker

expectant

contender

campaigner

prospect

applier

aspirer

postulant

suitor

job seeker

office seeker

job hunter

dream

competitor

contestant

try harder

tryhards

trying

trying again

trying as hard as one can

trying everything

tryhard

try for

try everything

tryer-out

try as hard as one can

try again

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