bum around
phrasal verbwithbumverb[T]slanguk/bʌm/us/bʌm/-mm-
informaltospendtimebeinglazyand doing very little:
闲逛；无所事事Iwishyou'dstopbummingaround andstartlookingfor ajob.希望你不要再瞎混了，赶紧去找份工作。
to spend time doing nothing or very little
- lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach.
- have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum.
- have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni.
- be at a loose endUKHe was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday.
- wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets.
- hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here.
Passive and not working
- anywhere
- breather
- breathing space
- bum
- dormancy
- drift with the tideidiom
- idle
- leavesomeonebeidiom
- lie around
- moribund
- navel
- non-physical
- non-practising
- recharge
- siesta
- sit onyourhandsidiom
- sit round
- slob
- slob around (something)
- slop around (something)
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