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idle away

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idle something away

Fig. to waste one's time in idleness; to waste a period of time, such as an afternoon, evening, one's life. She idled the afternoon away and then went to a party. Don't idle away the afternoon.

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idle away

v.

To spend some period of time not working or avoiding work: I idled the day away. The children idled away the summer.

See also: away, idle