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be at the plague

idiom
Meaning

To be bothered; to make the effort to do something.


Examples
SIMPLE

I cannot be at the plague to clean the kitchen today.

CONTEXTUAL

He was so tired after work that he could not be at the plague to cook dinner.

COMPLEX

Despite the mounting pressure to finish the report, she simply could not be at the plague to address the client's trivial complaints.

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