"It's like that in my job, too. We have to race over to the job site every morning ...."

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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"It's like that in my job, too. We have to race over to the job site every morning and then sit around for hours until the contractor gets out of his meetings. It's another exercise in 'racing to ..... still'," Larry replied. (*) stand (*) sit (*) stop (*) sink

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  • “It’s like that in my job, too. We have to race over to the job site every morning and then sit around for hours until the contractor gets out of his meetings. It’s another exercise in ‘racing to stand still’,” Larry replied.

  • One has to race to stand still when one’s behind in one’s work.

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