idle sth away
— phrasal verb with idle uk/ˈaɪ.dəl/us/ˈaɪ.dəl/verb [ I ] UK also tick over
to spend a period of time relaxing and doing very little:
We idled away the hours drinking and playing cards.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Passive and not working
- anywhere
- arse about/around
- breather
- breathing space
- bum
- bum around
- float
- idle
- leave sb be idiom
- lie around
- moribund
- not get/go anywhere idiom
- out of action idiom
- passive
- recharge
- slob around (sth)
- slop around (sth)
- stew
- take five idiom
- torpid
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