| Sits with the engine running |
USA Today |
08 Apr 2024 |
| Keeps the engine on while parked |
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| Date in Home about the end of April when one doesn't work (5) |
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| Date in Rome about the end of April when one doesn't work (5) |
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| Does nothing |
Newsday |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Ticks over, ... the engine |
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| Runs the engine while sitting still (5) |
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| Leaves the engine on |
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| Waits at a light |
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| Waits about |
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| Slide (anag) (5) |
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| Spends time lazily (5) |
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| Is in neutral |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Runs with gears disengaged |
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| When a car is left running (5) |
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| Keeps the engine running |
LA Times Mini |
20 Dec 2023 |
| Whiles away or wastes one's time (5) |
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| Sits and waits |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2023 |
| Wastes time |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Oct 2023 |
| Runs in neutral |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2023 |
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Sep 2023 |
| Does nothing |
USA Today |
08 Jun 2023 |
| Kills time |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Apr 2023 |
| Runs in place |
LA Times Daily |
26 Mar 2023 |
| Does nothing |
USA Today |
12 Mar 2023 |
| Sits around |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2023 |
| "Crawl!" British rock band and first-time nominee at the 2023 Grammy Awards |
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| Does nothing |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Feb 2023 |
| Just sits there |
Universal |
06 Nov 2022 |
| Spends time doing nothing |
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| Does nothing, largely being paid less |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Sep 2022 |
| Remains neutral? |
LA Times Daily |
03 Sep 2022 |
| Runs without moving |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2022 |
| Spends time doing nothing |
USA Today |
03 Aug 2022 |
| Does nothing |
Newsday |
24 Apr 2022 |
| Does nothing |
The Times Concise |
01 Apr 2022 |
| Just sits around |
Newsday |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Wastes time doing nothing |
Newsday |
16 Feb 2022 |
| Isn’t in gear |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jan 2022 |
| Doesn't do much |
The Washington Post |
26 Sep 2021 |
| Doesn't do much |
LA Times Daily |
26 Sep 2021 |
| Does nothing |
USA Today |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Loafs |
Universal |
20 Sep 2021 |
| Wastes time |
The Washington Post |
14 Sep 2021 |
| Wastes time |
LA Times Daily |
14 Sep 2021 |
| Does no work – did less after blowing cover |
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| Wastes time |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Aug 2021 |
| Runs in place |
Wall Street Journal |
26 May 2021 |
| Doesn't work at all |
Newsday |
23 May 2021 |
| Spends time doing nothing |
USA Today |
19 May 2021 |
| Does nothing |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 May 2021 |
| Doesn't do much |
USA Today |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Goes nowhere, say |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Runs in neutral |
Newsday |
10 Feb 2021 |
| Sits around |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jan 2021 |
| Just kills time |
Premier Sunday |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Waits at the drive-thru |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2020 |
| Waits at the drive-thru |
The Washington Post |
05 Dec 2020 |
| Doesn't do anything |
Universal |
26 Nov 2020 |
| Just hangs around |
Newsday |
27 Oct 2020 |
| Does nothing |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2020 |
| Loafs |
New York Times |
30 Sep 2020 |
| Lazes |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Aug 2020 |
| Goofs around |
The Washington Post |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Goofs around |
LA Times Daily |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Wastes time |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Loafs around |
USA Today |
05 Jul 2020 |
| Lollygags |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jun 2020 |
| Lollygags |
The Washington Post |
21 Jun 2020 |
| Fritters away time |
The Washington Post |
25 Mar 2020 |
| Fritters away time |
LA Times Daily |
25 Mar 2020 |
| Does nothing with papers in case, in short |
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| Runs while standing still |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Dec 2019 |
| Does nothing |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Nov 2019 |
| Does nothing |
Newsday |
25 Nov 2019 |
| Fateful day in which learner does nothing |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Nov 2019 |
| Just sits there |
The Washington Post Sunday |
20 Oct 2019 |
| Doesn't go anywhere |
New York Times |
17 Sep 2019 |
| Sits at a stoplight |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Aug 2019 |
| Runs in neutral |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2019 |
| Runs in neutral |
The Washington Post |
29 May 2019 |
| Wastes gas, maybe |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2019 |
| Doesn't work |
Newsday |
16 Feb 2019 |
| Lazes around |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2019 |
| Lazes around |
The Washington Post |
30 Jan 2019 |
| Waits for a green light, say |
USA Today |
11 Jan 2019 |
| Doesn't do anything |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2019 |
| Loafs |
|
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| Lazes around |
|
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| Doesn't go anywhere |
|
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| Sits at a stoplight |
|
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| Doesn't do anything |
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| Runs in neutral |
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| Waits for a green light, say |
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| Wastes gas, maybe |
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| Does nothing with days in French islands |
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| Sits around |
Universal |
01 Dec 2018 |
| Sits around doing nothing |
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| Leaves the engine running, but goes nowhere |
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| Does nothing |
New York Times |
20 Oct 2018 |
| Does nothing and kills time |
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| Does nothing |
The Times Concise |
20 Sep 2018 |
| Lounges of first-class people being announced? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Sep 2018 |
| Takes it easy |
Universal |
12 Sep 2018 |
| Leaves the engine running, at a red light |
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| Just sits around |
Newsday |
17 Jun 2018 |
| Daughter taken in by devious lies stays unengaged |
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| Lollygags |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Apr 2018 |
| Does nothing |
Premier Sunday |
11 Mar 2018 |
| Does nothing |
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| Lollygags |
|
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| Takes it easy |
|
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| Sits around |
|
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| Puts a dent in one's gas mileage |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2017 |
| Puts a dent in one's gas mileage |
The Washington Post |
28 Dec 2017 |
| Gets nowhere |
Newsday |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Does nothing |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Ticks over and wastes time |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Doesn't do much |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2017 |
| Doesn't do much |
The Washington Post |
01 Dec 2017 |
| Just sits around |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Nov 2017 |
| Goofs off |
Newsday |
15 Oct 2017 |
| Hangs around |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Aug 2017 |
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
USA Today |
11 Jul 2017 |
| Kills time |
New York Times |
11 Jul 2017 |
| Remains in neutral |
The Washington Post |
25 Jun 2017 |
| Remains in neutral |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jun 2017 |
| Just sits |
New York Times |
16 Jun 2017 |
| Keeps running at a red light |
Universal |
22 Mar 2017 |
| Runs in neutral |
Universal |
21 Mar 2017 |
| Doesn't do anything |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2017 |
| Just sits |
|
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| Doesn't do much |
|
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| Puts a dent in one's gas mileage |
|
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| Remains in neutral |
|
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| Doesn't do anything |
|
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| Kills time |
|
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| Keeps running at a red light |
|
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| Runs in neutral |
|
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| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
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| Waits in traffic |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2016 |
| Wastes gas, say |
New York Times |
13 Nov 2016 |
| Runs in neutral |
USA Today |
02 Nov 2016 |
| Waits in traffic |
Universal |
16 Aug 2016 |
| Spends time doing nothing |
Irish Times Simplex |
26 Jul 2016 |
| Reportedly, they get 29 loafs |
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| Has little to do around delis |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Jun 2016 |
| Relaxes |
Newsday |
28 May 2016 |
| Lies around |
New York Times |
13 May 2016 |
| Runs while standing |
LA Times Daily |
31 Mar 2016 |
| Runs out of gear? |
USA Today |
15 Feb 2016 |
| Woman up — man below does nothing |
|
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| Waits in traffic |
|
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| Wastes gas, say |
|
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| Runs out of gear? |
|
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| Waits in traffic |
|
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| Ticks over |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Dec 2015 |
| Sits at a traffic light |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2015 |
| Loafs |
LA Times Daily |
11 Nov 2015 |
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
Newsday |
13 Sep 2015 |
| Sits in traffic |
Newsday |
08 Sep 2015 |
| Runs while standing still |
Universal |
15 Aug 2015 |
| Sits in neutral |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2015 |
| Sits in traffic |
|
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| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
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| Sits at a traffic light |
|
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| Doodles, perhaps |
|
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| Runs in place |
|
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| Runs while standing still |
|
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| Sits in neutral |
|
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| Loafs |
|
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| Just sits around |
|
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| Runs in neutral |
|
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| Runs in neutral |
|
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| Isn't busy |
|
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| Doesn't do anything |
|
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| Goldbricks |
|
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| Runs without moving |
|
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| Waits unmoving in traffic |
|
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| Runs while standing still |
|
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| Waits at the light |
|
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| Wastes time |
|
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| Wastes time |
|
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| Runs without moving |
|
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| What a goldbrick does |
|
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| Waits at a light, say |
|
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| Stays in neutral |
|
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| Fritters away time |
|
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| Keeps the engine running |
|
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| Runs while standing still |
|
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| Runs with minimal power |
|
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| Kills time |
|
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| Runs in place |
|
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| Waits at the light |
|
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| Takes one's sweet time |
|
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| Fritters away time |
|
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| Does nothing |
|
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| Wastes time |
|
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| Runs, but remains stopped |
|
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| Lies around |
|
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| Runs in place |
|
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| Keeps from working |
|
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| Runs in place |
|
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| Does nothing |
|
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| Does nothing |
|
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| Runs without moving |
|
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| Vegetates |
|
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| Sits at a light, say |
|
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| Goofs off |
|
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| Gets zero mpg |
|
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| Goes nowhere |
|
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| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
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| Runs out of gear? |
|
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| Runs in neutral |
|
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| Gets zero mpg |
|
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| Sits at a light, say |
|
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| Keeps the engine running |
|
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| Dawdles |
|
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| What a slacker does |
|
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| Lets the engine run |
|
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| Sits |
|
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| Sits in traffic |
|
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| Dawdles |
|
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| What a slacker does |
|
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| Runs while standing still |
|
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| Doesn't do a thing |
|
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| Isn't going anywhere |
|
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| Just sits there |
|
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| Wastes time |
|
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| Runs with minimal power |
|
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| Loafs |
|
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| Doesn't do a thing |
|
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| Sits around |
|
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| Just sits around |
|
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| Putters |
|
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| Is inactive |
|
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| Runs without moving |
|
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| Sits at a stoplight |
|
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| Lays off |
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| Does nothing |
|
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| Puts out of work |
|
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| Runs without moving |
|
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| Dawdles |
|
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| Bums around |
|
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| Runs in neutral |
|
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| Lallygags |
|
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| Runs in neutral |
|
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| Runs with no effect |
|
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| Dogs it |
|
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| Doodles, perhaps |
|
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| Just hangs around |
|
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| Runs while sitting |
|
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| Runs in place? |
|
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| Doesn't work |
|
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| Saunters aimlessly |
|
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| Leaves running |
|
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| Does nothing |
|
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| Runs out of gear? |
|
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| Has an off day? |
|
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| Runs without moving |
|
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| Does nothing |
|
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| Runs for no purpose |
|
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| Sits in neutral |
|
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| Isn't going anywhere |
|
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| Puts out of work |
|
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| Doesn't work |
|
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| Waits in traffic |
|
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| Runs without moving |
|
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| Is a lazybones |
|
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| Dogs it |
|
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| Lounges |
|
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| Waits for the green |
|
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| Waits for the green light |
|
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| Sits at a light |
|
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| Runs in park |
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| Runs without moving |
|
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| Runs in neutral |
|
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| Runs in neutral |
|
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| Runs in park |
|
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| Runs out of gear |
|
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| Puts out of work, as a strike |
|
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| Runs in place? |
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| Gets in a jam, maybe |
|
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| Runs in place? |
|
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| Doesn't work |
|
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| Runs with minimal power |
|
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| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
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| Runs in place? |
|
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| Dillydallies |
|
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| Puts out of work, as a strike |
|
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| Doesn't work |
|
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| Sits in place |
|
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| Shirks work |
|
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| Lolls about |
|
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| Runs while standing still |
|
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| Dogs it |
|
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| Goofs off |
|
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| Runs with no effect |
|
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| Sits in neutral |
|
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| Goldbricks |
|
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| Hangs around |
|
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| Runs while standing |
|
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| Stagnates |
|
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| Lollygags |
|
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| Waits at the light |
|
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| Doesn't do much |
|
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| Takes to the hammock |
|
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| Lollygags |
|
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| Benches |
|
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| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
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| Wastes time |
|
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| Spends time in leisure |
|
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| Runs in place? |
|
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| Runs without moving |
|
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| Loafs |
|
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| Kills time |
|
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| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
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| Runs with no effect |
|
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| Loafs |
|
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| Runs while sitting |
|
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| Cools one's heels |
|
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| Waits at the stoplight |
|
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| Wastes time |
|
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| Takes it easy |
|
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| Lazes |
|
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| Hangs out |
|
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| Is in neutral |
|
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| Lolls |
|
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| Lallygags |
|
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| Is otiose |
|
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| Takes one's ease |
|
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| Takes life easy |
|
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| Relaxes |
|
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| Runs in neutral gear |
|
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| Enjoys the holiday |
|
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| Loiters |
|
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| Fritters away |
|
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| Wastes time. |
|
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| Loafs. |
|
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| Lounges. |
|
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| Moves aimlessly. |
|
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| Does nothing. |
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| Takes it easy. |
|
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| Moves slowly. |
|
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| Wastes. |
|
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| Lazes. |
|
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| Moves lazily. |
|
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| Dillydallies. |
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| Runs in neutral. |
|
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| Fiddle-faddles. |
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| Emulates the sloth. |
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| Twiddles the time away. |
|
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| Runs disconnected. |
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| Does nothing |
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| Waits for the action to pick up again |
|
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| Runs for no purpose |
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