to blow (on) one's nails: to wait; to mark time; to be unable to do anything useful. Cf. to twiddle one's thumbs at twiddle, v.1 2c. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > cause to be idle or inactive [verb (transitive)] > occupy oneself triflingly with > kill (time or a period) (5) to blow (on) one's nails1566 to blow (on) one's nails: to wait; to mark time; to be unable to do anything useful. Cf. to twiddle one's thumbs at twiddle, v.1 2c. Obsolete. to spin out1608 To spend or occupy (time) in inactivity or without effect. murder1700 transitive. To use or spend (time) unprofitably; to waste (time). Now rare. kill1728 To consume or spend (time, or any portion of time), so as to bring it to an end. Said of a person, or an occupation or amusement. to bite one's nails1883 to bite one's nails: to be nervous; to be bored; (also) to think hard, to concentrate. |
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