Expressions (A–Z)
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A person dies only out of idleness
A person may hasten their death due to idleness and inactivity.
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B
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Buried his hand in the plate/ to sit idle/ to refuse to do something/ to keep one's hand in one's pocket
Figuratively: sat idle; did nothing.
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D
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Day of Small Things
In literary usage: an ordinary day in which nothing special happened; routine.
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I
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Idleness leads to unchastity / idleness causes boredom
Lack of activity and idleness lead a person to seek excitement and satisfy impul...
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L
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Lying on one’s stomach / sunbathing
Figuratively: lying idly for the purpose of tanning.
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T
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to sit idly, to sit in idleness
Inactivity. Sat in idleness, without acting.
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W
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Walking idly
See: "Walking idly."
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Warmed the Chair/ warm the bench/ chair
Figuratively, sat idle and did nothing useful.
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with folded arms
See: 'Sat Embraced in Arms.'
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