Idiom
save one's strength
Meaning
To avoid waste one's energy or efforts.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't run now, save your strength for the race later.”
“The hiker decided to walk slowly and save her strength for the steep climb ahead.”
“Recognizing the long journey that lay before them, the weary travelers chose to save their strength rather than engage in unnecessary conversation.”
Examples
simple
“Don't run now, save your strength for the race later.”
contextual
“The hiker decided to walk slowly and save her strength for the steep climb ahead.”
complex
“Recognizing the long journey that lay before them, the weary travelers chose to save their strength rather than engage in unnecessary conversation.”
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