Antonyms for idle away
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ahyd-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪd l |
Definition of idle away
Origin :- Old English idel "empty, void; vain; worthless, useless; not employed," common West Germanic (cf. Old Saxon idal, Old Frisian idel "empty, worthless," Old Dutch idil, Old High German ital, German eitel "vain, useless, mere, pure"), of unknown origin. Idle threats preserves original sense; meaning "lazy" is c.1300.
- As in play : verb have fun
- Jack, the lock-keeper's son, does not idle away his time after his day's work is done.
- Extract from : « Golden Moments » by Anonymous
- Here they love to idle away the time just watching the passing show.
- Extract from : « All About Coffee » by William H. Ukers
- Have you nothing to do but idle away the day and the night in such foolishness?
- Extract from : « Our Little Swedish Cousin » by Claire M. Coburn
- And it is a sin to idle away any time, which we can better improve!
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
- He continued to idle away his time; but he did so in a different fashion.
- Extract from : « A Drake by George! » by John Trevena
- He took to staying out at night, to drink, to gamble, and to idle away his time.
- Extract from : « A Woman's Burden » by Fergus Hume
- I had rather be fighting the Spaniard with Turenne than idle away at the Louvre.
- Extract from : « The Grey Cloak » by Harold MacGrath
- I have nothing to do but to idle away my days; it is very different with you; so good night.
- Extract from : « The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 » by Eugne Sue
- The place in which she did the work that she loved, the place in which day after day she loved to sit and to idle away the hours.
- Extract from : « "Unto Caesar" » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
- Such quarters might indeed tempt many a tourist to idle away a month here.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
Synonyms for idle away
- amuse oneself
- be life of party
- caper
- carouse
- carry on
- cavort
- clown
- cut capers
- cut up
- dally
- dance
- disport
- divert
- entertain oneself
- fool around
- frisk
- frolic
- gambol
- go on a spree
- horse around
- idle away
- joke
- jump
- kibitz
- kick up heels
- let go
- let loose
- let one's hair down
- make merry
- mess around
- rejoice
- revel
- romp
- show off
- skip
- sport
- toy
- trifle
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