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loaf about

idiom
Meaning

To do nothing in particular; to be idle.


Examples
SIMPLE

I just want to loaf about on the couch today.

CONTEXTUAL

After working hard all week, he decided to spend his Sunday loafing about the house.

COMPLEX

Instead of attending to his pressing duties, he chose to loaf about the garden, watching the clouds drift slowly across the summer sky.

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    loaf around

    to do nothing in particular, be idle.

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