Idiom
spectator sport
Meaning
Something, especially a process or activity, which is a popular object of observation; an activity which a person prefers to watch rather than to participate in.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“For me, cooking is a spectator sport.”
“My friends love playing football, but I prefer to make it a spectator sport.”
“The intense political debate became a spectator sport for the public, who watched the candidates argue from the comfort of their living rooms.”
Examples
simple
“For me, cooking is a spectator sport.”
contextual
“My friends love playing football, but I prefer to make it a spectator sport.”
complex
“The intense political debate became a spectator sport for the public, who watched the candidates argue from the comfort of their living rooms.”
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