sit around

phrasal verb

sat around; sitting around; sits around
: to spend time doing nothing useful
He sits around and does nothing while I do all the work.

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The heads of each department, the producers, and the cast would sit around a big conference table and make comments on any and all things regarding the show. Larry David, New Yorker, 19 May 2025 The window for re-entry sits around May 10, depending on solar activity. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025 The use of truth and story has been in the playbook of oppression since people were sitting around a campfire. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025 On the upside, the next major resistance area sits around $265. Nishant Pant, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sit around

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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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