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How to pronounce slack up in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms relax, slack, slacken
Type of decrease, lessen, minify

Examples of slack up

slack up
With public spending shrinking the private sector has a lot of slack to take up.
From the economist.com
Little-known receivers Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie have picked up the slack.
From the latimes.com
When a neighbor stops paying association fees, others have to pick up the slack.
From the ocregister.com
Eighty years ago, it was wives and mothers who overwhelmingly took up the slack.
From the theatlantic.com
When she's beat at the end of the day, she says, her husband picks up the slack.
From the washingtonpost.com
The leads were disappointing, but the supporting characters picked up the slack.
From the post-gazette.com
Williams, a 2006 Pro Bowl selection, hopes to pick up the slack with Owens gone.
From the washingtontimes.com
Speedy recovery for those guys, but while they're down I'm keeping up the slack.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Why should we pick up the slack for their uncaring attitude to their own people?
From the guardian.co.uk