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Fort lee Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

To get traction

Hi, I would like to ask the meaning of "get traction" in the sentence below.


"Life is complex and messy. It can be extremely difficult to get traction, let alone find motivation."


Traction seems to have many meanings but I am not sure what it means here clearly.


Thank you for your help again.

  

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fort lee extremely difficult to get traction It's a metaphoric expression that calls to mind a continual slipping backwards for every step taken. , progress in life. Circumstances are always holding you back.

  • fort lee extremely difficult to get traction It's a metaphoric expression that calls to mind a continual slipping backwards for every step taken.
  • , progress in life.
  • Circumstances are always holding you back.
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fort leeextremely difficult to get traction

It's a metaphoric expression that calls to mind a continual slipping backwards for every step taken. (It would be difficult to get traction if you were walking on ice, for example.)

So in effect it means it's very difficult to make any forward motion, i.e., progress in life. Circumstances are always holdin

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