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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Miami will sit around the high 80s range after hitting 90 degrees today, with a max heat index of 106.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 8 July 2024
Inside, there’s usually 8 to 10 women that sit around me.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 July 2024
Most of my elderly relatives had a bad habit of sitting around their house all day watching TV.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
In the brewery’s main room, meanwhile, another 200 or so are sitting around drinking beers and watching live sports, seemingly unaware that a presidential race is going on, more or less under their noses.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 July 2024
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 8 July 2024
Inside, there’s usually 8 to 10 women that sit around me.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 July 2024
Most of my elderly relatives had a bad habit of sitting around their house all day watching TV.
—Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
In the brewery’s main room, meanwhile, another 200 or so are sitting around drinking beers and watching live sports, seemingly unaware that a presidential race is going on, more or less under their noses.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 July 2024
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“Sit around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit%20around. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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