sit around
phrasal verb
sat around; sitting around; sits around
: to spend time doing nothing useful
He sits around and does nothing while I do all the work.
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Not wanting to sit around, several retirement jobs followed before the Kane County Clerk’s Satellite Office opened in Aurora in 2018.
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Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The conflict between Irv and Helena begins to boil over when Irv confronts her yet again as the group sits around the fire.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Right now the district sits around the middle to lower half of teacher salaries in the region, said Wachel.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
But don't sit around waiting for Santa Claus to come.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The conflict between Irv and Helena begins to boil over when Irv confronts her yet again as the group sits around the fire.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Right now the district sits around the middle to lower half of teacher salaries in the region, said Wachel.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
But don't sit around waiting for Santa Claus to come.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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