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what do the words and expressions in italic mean? correct the deh’nitions, according to the context in the article.
1 ‘these days many of us are juggling one-off projects (lines 13-14)
happening or done several times, not as part of a regular series
2 ‘ consultancies and bits and pieces.’ (lines 29-30)
various kinds of big things
3 paints a bleak picture of freelancers’ lives (lines 31-32)
gives the impression that something is or will be good
4 ‘it’s hard to keep up to speed with the issues (lines 75-76)
continue to learn about a subject so that you know all the historical facts, etc.
5 ‘a portfolio career isn’t for the ’ (lines 77-78)
used humorously to say something is easy and doesn’t need a lot of effort
6 ‘ it’s a classic swings-and-roundabouts scenario.’ (lines 89-91)
when two choices have more gains than losses so that there’s little difference