do nothing
verb
Roget 681:
not do,
not act,
not attempt;
be inactive
etc.
683;
abstain from doing,
do nothing,
hold,
spare;
not stir,
not move,
not lift a finger,
not lift a foot,
not lift a peg;
fold one's arms,
fold one's hands;
leave alone,
let alone;
let be,
let pass,
let things take their course,
let it have its way,
let well alone,
let well enough alone;
quieta non movere [Lat.];
stare super antiquas vias [Lat.];
rest and be thankful,
live and let live;
lie rest upon one's oars;
laisser aller [Fr.],
faire [Fr.];
stand aloof;
refrain
etc.
(avoid)
623,
keep oneself from doing;
remit one's efforts,
relax one's efforts;
desist
etc.
(relinquish)
624;
stop
etc.
(cease)
142;
pause
etc.
(be quiet)
265.
wait,
lie in wait,
bide one's time,
take time,
tide it over.
cool one's heels,
kick one's heels;
while away the time,
while away tedious hours;
pass the time,
fill up the time,
beguile the time;
talk against time;
let the grass grow under one's feet;
waste time
etc.
(inactive)
683.
lie by,
lie on the shelf,
lie in ordinary,
lie idle,
lie to,
lie fallow;
keep quiet,
slug;
have nothing to do,
whistle for want of thought.
undo,
do away with;
take down,
take to pieces;
destroy
etc.
162.
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Roget 683:
be inactive
etc.
adj.;
do nothing
etc.
681;
move slowly
etc.
275;
let the grass grow under one's feet;
take one's time,
dawdle,
drawl,
droil†,
lag,
hang back,
slouch;
loll,
lollop†;
lounge,
poke,
loaf,
loiter;
go to sleep over;
sleep at one's post,
ne battre que d'une aile [Fr.].
take it easy,
take things as they come;
lead an easy life,
vegetate,
swim with the stream,
eat the bread of idleness;
loll in the lap of luxury,
loll in the lap of indolence;
waste time,
consume time,
kill time,
lose time;
burn daylight,
waste the precious hours.
idle away time,
trifle away time,
fritter away time,
fool away time;
spend time in,
take time in;
peddle,
piddle;
potter,
pudder†,
dabble,
faddle fribble†,
fiddle-faddle;
dally,
dilly-dally.
sleep,
slumber,
be asleep;
hibernate;
oversleep;
sleep like a top,
sleep like a log,
sleep like a dormouse;
sleep soundly,
heavily;
doze,
drowze†,
snooze,
nap;
take a nap
etc.
n.;
dream;
snore one's best;
settle to sleep,
go to sleep,
go off to sleep;
doze off,
drop off;
fall asleep;
drop asleep;
close the eyes,
seal up the eyes,
seal up eyelids;
weigh down the eyelids;
get sleep,
nod,
yawn;
go to bed,
turn;
get some z's,
stack z's [Coll.].
languish,
expend itself,
flag,
hang fire;
relax.
render idle
etc.
adj.;
sluggardize†;
mitigate
etc.
174.
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