sat around

Did very little

Sat around means to pass time idly, without purpose or productive activity.

It often carries a note of laziness or wasted time: We just sat around all day watching TV.

The phrase can describe waiting without doing anything useful: They sat around for hours before anyone showed up.

Related

chewing the fat · rest · perching · reclining · reminiscing · whiling away · passing time · sprawling · stalling · idle · twiddling thumbs · procrastinating · doing nothing · wasting time · gathering · bored · dawdling · delaying

Opposites
activity level

sat aroundworked hard

hustled · got busy · toiled · labored · worked

productivity

sat aroundtook action

Responded with effort

made progress · seized the day · achieved · contributed · put in work

movement

sat aroundran around

Moved hastily in circles

moved about · scurried · bustled

Family

seat, sitting, sat, seated, sitter, sitcom, sitters, sitting around, sitting room

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