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(informal) a lazy person who avoids work commencer à apprendre
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How did you get mixed up with that layabout?
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(informal) a lazy person – often used in a friendly way to someone you like commencer à apprendre
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Come on, lazybones! Get out of bed.
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(informal) someone who is lazy and does not do all the work they should – used to show disapproval commencer à apprendre
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And therefore no slackers allowed! no deadwood! no lightweights! no loafers!
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someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television commencer à apprendre
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A lot of kids today are overweight couch potatoes.
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someone who tries to avoid working because they do not like it commencer à apprendre
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It is very hard for me to bear because my employer and even my own family think I am just being work-shy.
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not liking work and physical activity, or not making any effort to do anything commencer à apprendre
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He felt too lazy to get out of bed.
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not working or producing anything commencer à apprendre
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The workers have been idle for the last six months.
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(formal) lazy or not active commencer à apprendre
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Fatigue had made him slothful, and now he'd let his enemies get dangerously close.
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(formal) laziness (one of the ‘seven deadly sins’) commencer à apprendre
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to not make any effort to help someone with their work commencer à apprendre
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I do all the work around the house – Frank never lifts a finger.
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to not make any effort to help someone with their work (rudely) commencer à apprendre
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sit around on your backside (UK)/ ass (US) They sat around on their backside doing nothing.
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period of time when you are not doing anything tiring and you can relax or sleep commencer à apprendre
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You look exhausted! Why don’t you take a rest?
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a way of resting and enjoying yourself commencer à apprendre
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I play the piano for relaxation.
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to stop working for a period commencer à apprendre
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If you're tired, take a break.
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to relax and stop feeling anxious commencer à apprendre
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a beautiful country hotel that is the perfect place to unwind
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to rest and relax after a lot of hard work or excitement commencer à apprendre
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I find it difficult to wind down after a day at work.
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(informal) to rest or relax in order to get back your energy commencer à apprendre
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A week in the mountains should recharge my batteries.
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(informal) to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported on something commencer à apprendre
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Then he put his feet up on the bench and snored for ten minutes.
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to relax and not do very much commencer à apprendre
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Just take it easy and tell us what happened.
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Your waitress will take your order while you kick back and enjoy the game.
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to relax completely, or not allow things to upset you commencer à apprendre
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Chill out, Dad - if we miss this train there's always another one
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(formal) making you feel healthier or stronger commencer à apprendre
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the restorative power of sleep
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a short time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better ulga, wytchnienie, odpoczynek commencer à apprendre
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The trip was a welcome respite from the pressures of work.
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when you do something in a slow relaxed way, without hurrying commencer à apprendre
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working at a leisurely pace
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