bone idle

Frequency: 4.01.5 per million words

used to emphasize that someone is extremely lazy

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Examples (10)

  • She never lifts a finger to help. She's bone idle.
  • My brother is bone idle and never helps with chores.
  • He's been bone idle all day, just watching TV.
  • Despite having deadlines, he remained bone idle.
  • You can't expect success if you're bone idle.
  • The new employee turned out to be bone idle.
  • Being bone idle won't get you anywhere in life.
  • I'm worried he's becoming bone idle since he lost his job.
  • The manager criticized him for being bone idle.
  • She was often accused of being bone idle.