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| out of it(expression, adjective, dull, careless) | |
| out of service(expression, adjective, dull, sluggish) | |
| riding at anchor | |
| sit it out | |
| slow as death | |
| slow as molasses | |
| slow as slow | |
| stand still(expression, decline, stall, languish) | |
| unerringly accurate | |
| wait and see | |
| walking through it(expression, adjective, quiet, flat) | |
| warm a chair(expression, delay, loiter, saunter) | |
| watch and wait | |
| wear a long face(expression, sulk, languish, brood) | |
| while away hours(expression, relax, lazy, slack) | |
| going through motions(expression, adjective, quiet, flat) | |
| act the fool(verb, expression, clown) | |
| bone lazy(adjective, action, industrious) | |
| come to a halt(expression, decline, languish, stagnate) | |
| cushy job(expression, inaction) |
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