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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Many of the plants purchased over the winter, as well as the ones sitting around for years should be repotted.
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Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The opening half hour is all waiting, spying, and sitting around, with occasional minor strategizing.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
But overall the show is missing the kind of scenes that allow the core ensemble to sit around the kitchen table and share absurd stories with one another about their lives.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
That intimacy is reinforced by a flashback, in which Riya and her team sit around a dinner table for a toast to their mission.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
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Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The opening half hour is all waiting, spying, and sitting around, with occasional minor strategizing.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
But overall the show is missing the kind of scenes that allow the core ensemble to sit around the kitchen table and share absurd stories with one another about their lives.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
That intimacy is reinforced by a flashback, in which Riya and her team sit around a dinner table for a toast to their mission.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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