bone idle
extremelylazy:
懒极了He never does anyexercise- he'sboneidle.他从不锻炼身体——他懒极了。
not willing to work or use effort
- lazyHe's one of the laziest people I've ever met.
- indolentSome of my classmates are indolent in their health habits.
- slothfulTelevision and video games have bred a generation of slothful teens.
- work-shyUKI don't want your work-shy cousin living with us indefinitely!
- idleUKHe's an able student, just idle.
Laziness and lazy people
- bludger
- bum around
- CBA
- clock-watcher
- clock-watching
- indolently
- layabout
- lazily
- laziness
- lazy
- lie
- shiftless
- shirker
- skiver
- slacker
- slackness
- time-serving
- unambitious
- vegetable
- work-shy
Examplesofbone idle
bone idle
I will not say that they have beenboneidle, but they have not carried out their duty.
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As to the beef on the bone ban, they have gone from beingboneidleto being bone headed.
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They are merely beingboneidle.
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Some will have difficulty getting up in the morning, not just because they areboneidle, but because they have little or no experience of the workplace.
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What was not known to the arbiter—and perhaps it was irrelevant for him —was that the tenant wasboneidle, a had farmer and owed money all round the country.
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Onslow is proudlyboneidleand out of condition, and eats, drinks, and sleeps until noon.
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- front-of-house
- front-page
- front-page
- front panel
- front passenger
- front porch
- front range
- front rank
- front room
- front-room
- front row
- front-runner
- front-runner
- front-running
- front-running
- front seat
- front-seat
- front suspension
- front tooth
- front vowel
- front-wheel drive
- front-wheel-drive
- front window
- front window
- frontwoman