idle away
Example Sentences
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In al-Souq al-Arabi, labourers, electricians, and others who would typically be at building sites idle away the time drinking tea and playing board games while they wait for work.
From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2022
He likes to eat well, drink well, trade ideas with good companions, and idle away an hour with sailors and fishermen at the harbor.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a boy, he used to idle away hours in the trees.
From Time Magazine Archive
For kids to idle away their time with this Pokemon nonsense is ludicrous.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Not very wise, Hermes. What proper employment can they engage in, that way? I foretell the future; Aesculapius cures diseases; you are a good messenger—but these two—are they to idle away their whole time?”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
