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1 sit idly
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2 idly
adverb ociosamentetr['aɪdəlɪ]1 (abstractedly) distraídamente2 (doing nothing) sin hacer nada3 (nonchalantly) despreocupadamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto stand idly by quedarse cruzado de brazosidly ['aɪdəli] adv: ociosamente['aɪdlɪ]ADV (=in a leisurely way) ociosamente; (=without doing anything) sin hacer nada; (=absentmindedly) distraídamente; (=to pass the time) [chat] para pasar el rato; (=uselessly) vanamente, inútilmenteshe found it impossible to sit idly at home — le resultaba imposible sentarse en casa sin hacer nada
I wondered idly if he had meant what he said — me preguntaba inadvertidamente si lo que había dicho iba en serio
to stand or sit idly by — estarse de brazos cruzados
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sit idly by and do something — sit (idly) by (and (do something)) to take no action. I felt we simply couldn t sit by and see the peace process threatened. We can t afford to sit idly by while dangerous people threaten our way of life … New idioms dictionary
sit idly by and — sit (idly) by (and (do something)) to take no action. I felt we simply couldn t sit by and see the peace process threatened. We can t afford to sit idly by while dangerous people threaten our way of life … New idioms dictionary
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sit idly by — sit and watch or rest while others work He sat idly by all morning while the others worked hard … Idioms and examples
sit by and do something — sit (idly) by (and (do something)) to take no action. I felt we simply couldn t sit by and see the peace process threatened. We can t afford to sit idly by while dangerous people threaten our way of life … New idioms dictionary
sit by and — sit (idly) by (and (do something)) to take no action. I felt we simply couldn t sit by and see the peace process threatened. We can t afford to sit idly by while dangerous people threaten our way of life … New idioms dictionary
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sit by — verb be inactive or indifferent while something is happening (Freq. 1) Don t just sit by while your rights are violated! • Syn: ↑sit back • Hypernyms: ↑watch, ↑look on • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary