laze about

Idle the day

To laze about is to spend time idly, doing nothing in particular: We lazed about the house all Sunday.

The phrase suggests pleasant, unhurried inactivity rather than guilty procrastination.

British English favors laze about; American English tends toward laze around.

Related

do nothing · lounge · veg out · rest · loaf · chill · loaf about · unwind · loaf around · kill time · waste time · porch swing · malingering · leisure · procrastinating · hammock · lolling · shirking

Opposites
activity level

laze abouthustle

Energetic, aggressive action

bustle · hurry · scurry · run around · scramble

work ethic/productivity

laze aboutwork hard

Expend serious effort

toil · labor · slave away · grind · apply oneself

Family

laze, lazy, lazily, laziness, lazier, laziest, lazybones

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G