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The sails had gone slack, and the disappointed girl slumped in one of the cozy nursery chairs and clicked idly at the beads of her abacus: back and forth, back and forth.

While alcohol isn’t good for you, one does wonder if we wouldn’t all be healthier if more men watched sports with friends in bars, using the downtime to talk instead of idly tap at screens.

Israeli forces have long been criticised by human rights groups for standing idly by during settler attacks - or even taking part in them.

He said the directive to his troops is clear to “not stand idly by, and do everything in your power to prevent any act of nationalist crime.”

It doesn’t have to be a full project — just a few trays in the oven while you do laundry or scroll idly.