37 entries under expression topic. ×
| out of work(adjective, idiom, dull, job) | |
| at leisure(adjective, clear, loose, empty) | |
| at loose ends(idiom, inactive) | |
| out of commission(adjective, idiom, dull, idle) | |
| out of employ(idiom, inaction) | |
| at a standstill | |
| held in reserve | |
| in holding pattern(adjective, idiom, dull, idle) | |
| on hold(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish) | |
| on holiday(adjective, relaxing, off) | |
| on vacation(adjective, relaxing, off) | |
| out of action(adjective, idiom, dull, job) | |
| out of harness | |
| out of service(adjective, idiom, dull, idle) | |
| riding at anchor | |
| undisposed of(verb, phrasal verb, disuse) | |
| bindle stiff(idiom, petitioner) | |
| flower child(idiom, petitioner) | |
| homeless person(idiom, petitioner) | |
| lie unemployed(idiom, disuse) |
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