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stretch out(verb, stop, delay, rest)
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take a break(idiom, stop, delay, rest)
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take five(verb, stop, delay, rest)
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take life easy(verb, idiom, stop, delay)
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take ten(verb, stop, delay, rest)
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take time out(idiom, stop, delay, rest)
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asleep on the job(idiom, dull, careless, sluggish)
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at rest(adjective, calm, quiet, gentle)
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be a sideliner
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be lazy
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bring to a screeching halt(verb, idiom, stop, hold)
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creeping like snail
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fool about(verb, clown, footle)
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futz around(verb, play, abuse, waste)
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go dead slow
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go to seed(idiom, decline, stall, loaf)
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hands off(adjective, quiet, flat, indifferent)
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hang back(verb, fail, delay, diminish)
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having spring fever(adjective, idiom, dull, heavy)
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in abeyance(calm, gentle, still, hidden)
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