| 词汇 | idling |
| 释义 | (redirected from idling)bone-idleExtremely lazy. Can you please get Billy to go to the playground or something? He's just laying around all day, being bone-idle. idle hands are the devil's playthingsWhen one has nothing to do, one is more likely to get into trouble. When I'm off from school, my grandmother is always trying to get me out of the house, while reminding me that idle hands are the devil's playthings. idle hands are the devil's toolsWhen one has nothing to do, one is more likely to get into trouble. When I'm off from school, my grandmother is always trying to get me out of the house, while reminding me that idle hands are the devil's tools. idle hands are the devil's workshopWhen one has nothing to do, one is more likely to get into trouble. When I'm off from school, my grandmother is always trying to get me out of the house, while reminding me that idle hands are the devil's workshop. be bone idleTo be extremely lazy. Can you please get Billy to go to the playground or something? He's been bone idle, just laying around all day. the devil finds work for idle handsWhen one is unoccupied, one is more likely to get into trouble. When I'm off from school, my grandmother is always trying to get me out of the house, while reminding me that the devil finds work for idle hands. the devil finds work for idle hands to doWhen one is unoccupied, one is more likely to get into trouble. When I'm off from school, my grandmother is always trying to get me out of the house, while reminding me that the devil finds work for idle hands to do. the devil makes work for idle handsWhen one has nothing to do, one is more likely to get into trouble. When I'm off from school, my grandmother is always trying to get me out of the house, while reminding me that the devil makes work for idle hands. idle awayTo waste an interval of time in laziness or inactivity. A noun or pronoun can be used between "idle" and "away." Don't idle the whole day away, or else you'll be up all night finishing your science project. I idled away a few hours and then got back to my research. idle aboutTo be lazy. Can you please get Billy to go to the playground or something? He's just been idling about all day. an idle brain is the devil's workshopWhen one has nothing to do, one is more likely to get into trouble. When I'm off from school, my grandmother is always trying to get me out of the house, while reminding me that an idle brain is the devil's workshop. idle people have the least leisurePeople who are slow to finish their work ultimately have less free time. Idle people have the least leisure, you know. So if you would just write your paper instead of procrastinating, you'd have some time to really relax. idle folk have the least leisurePeople who are slow to finish their work ultimately have less free time. Idle folk have the least leisure, you know. So if you would just write your paper instead of procrastinating, you'd have some time to really relax. devil finds work for idle hands to doProv. If you do not have useful work to do, you will be tempted to do frivolous or harmful things to get rid of your boredom. Knowing that the devil finds work for idle hands to do, Elizabeth always made sure that her children had plenty of chores to keep them occupied. idle aboutto loiter around, doing nothing. Please don't idle about. Get busy! Andy is idling about today. idle brain is the devil's workshopProv. People who have nothing worthwhile to think about will usually think of something bad to do. We need to figure out something constructive for Tom to do in the afternoons after school. An idle brain is the devil's workshop. Idle people have the least leisure.and Idle folk have the least leisure.Prov. If you are not energetic and hardworking, you will never have any free time, since you will have to spend all your time finishing your work. My grandmother always told me not to dawdle, since idle people have the least leisure. idle something awayFig. to waste one's time in idleness; to waste a period of time, such as an afternoon, evening, one's life. She idled the afternoon away and then went to a party. Don't idle away the afternoon. ˌbone ˈidle(British English, informal) (of a person) very lazy: The family consists of Vera, her intensely irritating husband and her two bone idle sons.the devil makes work for idle ˈhands(saying) people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong: She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. ‘The devil makes work for idle hands,’ she would say.idle awayv. To spend some period of time not working or avoiding work: I idled the day away. The children idled away the summer. |
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