119 entries under idle topic. ×

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coquet(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
3
goof off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay, stay)
3
hang about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pass, delay)
3
hobble(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
3
putter(verb, play, delay, abuse, stay)
3
shuffle(verb, fail, delay, diminish, decrease)
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abide(verb, stop, delay, stay, rest)
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continue(verb, delay, stay, remain)
2
doodle(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
drift(verb, delay, stay, remain)
2
flirt(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
get no place fast(verb, expression, idiom, fail, delay)
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hang out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, delay, stay)
2
horse around(expression, play, delay, abuse, waste)
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lumber(verb, delay, stay, remain)
2
mess around(verb, expression, abuse, trick, confuse)
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mosey(verb, delay, stay, remain)
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muck about(verb, expression, phrasal verb, clown)
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philander(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
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play games with(expression, idiom, play, delay, abuse)
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