sit around

Frequency: 7.113.4 per million words

to sit and do nothing, often in a lazy way

sitADVERB (sense: on a chair, etc.)

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around

Examples (10)

  • I hate to be sitting around doing nothing.
  • He tends to just sit around all day, watching TV and eating snacks.
  • Don't just sit around waiting for opportunities; create them!
  • She spent the entire afternoon sitting around, feeling bored and unproductive.
  • If you sit around too much, you'll lose your energy and motivation.
  • The teenagers were just sitting around in the park, wasting time.
  • We can't just sit around while the problem gets worse; we need to act!
  • He's been sitting around for hours, completely disengaged from his responsibilities.
  • After an exhausting week, sometimes all you want to do is sit around and decompress.
  • Instead of sitting around feeling sorry for yourself, get up and do something.