To change your behaviour positively
to turn over a new leaf
To remove people ot things that are not longer useful
to cut out the dead wood
to do you fair share of work
pull one`s weight
to use smth as a starting point for further progress
treat smth as a springboard
to suceed or fail completely by your efforts
sink or swim
to reach a point where you cant continue because u are too tired
hit the wall
to keep unnecessary things or negative emotions that stop u moving forward
to hold on to junk|baggage
to reduce smth to its simplest or most basic form
to strip things back
to begin smth again in a new and positive way
make a fresh start
to live or work in a situation that never changes, so that u feel bored
stuck in a rut
to force yourself to do smth difficult or unpleasant
to bite the bullet
to keep doing or talking about the same thing without achieving anthing
to go round in circles
to do smth with great energy and ethusiasm
to throw oneself into smth
to increase the range of things u know about or experience
to widen ones horizons
to work or to do things from early in the morning until late at night, so uget very tired
to burn the candle at both ends
to rest or relax so that u feel energetic again
to recharge one`s batteries
to make yourself tired or ill by working too hard
to run oneself into the ground
to do smth completely and thoroughly
to go the whole hog
