knocking around
Drifting without purpose
Knocking around means moving about casually or aimlessly, often with no fixed purpose: I spent the summer knocking around Europe.
It can also mean being somewhere without particular use or attention: That old guitar has been knocking around the attic for years.
To knock around an idea is to discuss it informally: We knocked around a few possibilities before deciding.
- wanderMove without fixed direction
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
- adventuresExciting, risky undertakings
- idlingOperating without working
- idleWithout activity or purpose
loaf · killing time · vagabond · on the loose · roam · explorations · drifting · dawdling · moseying · meandering · excursions · knockabout · travels · hang out · loitering · hanging loose · rambling · expeditions
knocking aroundon a mission
Pursuing a specific objective
goal-directed · task-oriented · on assignment · commuting · running errands
knocking aroundsettling down
Becoming stable and rooted
staying put · taking up residence · rooted · homesteading · nesting
knocking aroundbuckling down
Applying oneself with determination
getting down to business · applying oneself · nose to the grindstone · keeping busy
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