Definition
To remain idle when action is needed, perhaps because of fear, ignorance, complacency, indecisiveness, or dislike of the person(s) or situation.
In Context
- ""Ministers cannot continue to sit on their hands, hoping this dispute will go away. Our members are fully prepared to fight tooth-and-nail for a negotiated settlement," RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch has warned."
Also Said As
- arse about
- arse around
- bludge
- bum around
- cabbage
- clown around
- dally
- dawdle
- dick about
- dick around
- diddle
- dilly-dally
- dretch
- drumble
- faff
- faff about
- faff around
- fanny about
- fanny around
- fart about
- fart around
- fiddle about
- fiddle around
- fool about
- fool around
- footle
- forslow
- goof around
- goof off
- hang about
- hang around
- hang out
- horse around
- idle
- jerk off
- lallygag
- lamp
- laze
- laze about
- laze around
- linger
- loaf
- loaf about
- loaf around
- loiter
- lollop
- lollygag
- mess around
- mill about
- mill around
- muck about
- muck around
- piddle
- pingle
- stand by
- tarry
- tool around
- waste time
- while
See Also
- hand-sitter
- sit on one's ass
- take a stand
- take sitting down