clock-watchingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈklɒkˌwɒtʃ.ɪŋ/us/ˈklɑːkˌwɑːtʃ.ɪŋ/disapprovingthe act of repeatedly looking to see what time it is in order to see how much longer you have to work
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Laziness and lazy people
- bludger
- bone idle idiom
- bum around
- CBA
- couch potato
- deadbeat
- doss
- idle
- inertia
- lazy
- lazybones
- lie down on the job idiom
- loafer
- lotus-eater
- skiver
- slacker
- slackness
- slob
- sloth
- slug
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clock-watcher
noun [ C ] uk/ˈklɒkˌwɒtʃ.ər/us/ˈklɑːkˌwɑːtʃ.ɚ/