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be bone idle

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be bone idle

To be extremely lazy. Can you please get Billy to go to the playground or something? He's been bone idle, just laying around all day.

See also: bone, idle

be bone idle

  (British)

to be very lazy She's bone idle - she just sits around the house all day watching TV.

See also: bone, idle