Loafing around In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "loafing around", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-12-30 09:12

Meaning of Loafing around (redirected from loaf around )

Loaf around phrasal verb informal

To spend time doing nothing or very little.

I really don't want to work during summer vacation. I'd rather loaf around the house and take it easy.

Instead of just loafing around, you spend some time clearing the decks before our visitors come round in the evening.

Stop loafing around and finish your work.

Other phrases about:

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To waste time or delay doing something that you ought to do

Grammar and Usage of Loaf around

Verb Forms

  • loafed around
  • loafing around
  • loafs around
  • to loaf around

The verb "loaf" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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