slacking off
Dodging one's duties
Slacking off is avoiding work or effort, especially while pretending to be busy or when others are working harder: I caught him slacking off in the break room again.
The phrase implies shirking responsibility rather than taking legitimate rest.
Someone who habitually slacks off is a slacker.
- dossSleep rough, British
- lazingResting without aim
- taking it easyDeliberately slowing down
- goofing offIdling instead of working
- chillingCausing fear or cold
goldbricking · lounging · skive · loafing · shirking · phoning it in · playing hooky · dragging feet · absenteeism · procrastination · sandbagging · idle · malingering · clock-watching · running out the clock · indolence · dilly-dallying · dawdle
slacking offdiligence
Careful, persistent effort
buckling down · grinding · applying oneself · industriousness · knuckling down
slacking offdedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
conscientiousness · stepping up · pulling one's weight · commitment · assiduousness
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