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бить баклуши — meaning in English

bit baklushi

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English meaning

  • laze verb To be lazy, waste time.

Senses

бить баклуши is used for these senses in English:

  • goof off (US, Australia, slang, intransitive) To dawdle, lollygag; to waste time aimlessly or engage in idle activity or inactivity.
  • laze To be lazy, waste time.
  • muck about (informal, intransitive) To do random unplanned work or spend time idly
  • stare at the wall To be bored and idle.
  • twiddle one's thumbs (idiomatic) To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation.

laze — full definition

  1. verb To be lazy, waste time.
  2. verb To pass time relaxing; to relax, lounge.

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