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lotus eater

[loh-tuhs-ee-ter] / ˈloʊ təsˌi tər /
NOUN
do-nothing
Synonyms
STRONG
bum deadbeat good-for-nothing goof off idler laggard layabout lazybones loafer lounger malingerer moocher shirker slacker sloth sponger
WEAK
clock watcher couch potato lazy person
Antonyms
STRONG
hard worker

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We want to become a sort of lotus eater, at least for a while.

From Time Magazine Archive

She craved an ecstasy of peril or of terror, not as the former dilettante of emotions, but as the lotus eater who exacts forgetfulness.

From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)

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