Explanation:
waste away is become weak and thin
taken aback is being shocked
slop around is be lazy or relaxed
pop on is to wear something
iron out us get rid of problems
let somebody down is fail to support someone
let somebody off is to not punish
let out us come to an end
Fruits basket
Great pretender
Answer:
winning does not necessarily mean achieving the first position.
Explanation:
In the short essay "I Believe in the Also-Rans
" by Clive B, the author attempts to remind the readers how achievements in schools and universities have very little to do once we enter the real world.
He thinks that humans are depressed because we glorify winning and achieving great heights too much. Clive realizes this when he notice how Cyrus, one among his daughter's two playmates, proclaims and shout in celebration that he won the third place in the race although there were only three of them.
The one message that we can infer from this essay is winning does not necessarily mean achieving the first position. It can also mean accomplishing or completing the race.
Gatsby is nervous about meeting Daisy at Nick's place. He is panicking and Nick tells him to stop acting like a little boy.
