waste time on trifles

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• trifles — n. utensils made of trifle (type of pewter) tri·fle || traɪfl n. matter or object of small value or importance; small amount of something; artistic work of no lasting significance; type of pewter; dessert made from sponge cake layered with… …   English contemporary dictionary

• waste — n 1 Waste, desert, badlands, wilderness can mean a tract or region of land not usable for cultivation or general habitation. Waste is the general term applicable to a tract or region which because of natural features (as poor stony soil,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• quiddle — I. v. n. Dawdle, waste time in trifles, be busy about trifles. II. n.; (also quiddler) Trifler, dawdler …   New dictionary of synonyms

• drone — I. n. 1. Male honey bee. 2. Idler, sluggard, lounger, idle fellow, lazy fellow, do nothing, good for nothing. 3. Humming, humming noise. 4. Droning pipe (in bagpipe), drone pipe. II. v. n. 1. Lounge, dawdle, idle, waste time in trifles, live in… …   New dictionary of synonyms

• The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …   Wikipedia

• loiter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. linger, poke, dawdle, lag. See slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. linger, linger idly, dawdle, dally, idle, lag, saunter, stroll, delay, shuffle, waste time, putter, procrastinate, traipse, shamble …   English dictionary for students

• trifle — Synonyms and related words: Charlotte, Danish pastry, French pastry, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, abandon, bagatelle, baklava, bauble, be foolish, be stupid, bean, beguile the time, bibelot, bill and coo, bit, blintz, brass… …   Moby Thesaurus

• trifle — trifler, n. /truy feuhl/, n., v., trifled, trifling. n. 1. an article or thing of very little value. 2. a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance. 3. a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money. 4. a small… …   Universalium

• fiddle while Rome burns — To occupy oneself with trifles during a crisis • • • Main Entry: ↑fiddle * * * fiddle while Rome burns phrase to be busy doing unimportant things when you should be dealing with an important problem Thesaurus: to waste time, or to pass time doing …   Useful english dictionary

• piddle — pid·dle || pɪdl n. urine, liquid excrement (term used by children) v. do things carelessly, function in a disorganized manner; dawdle, waste time; deal in trifles; urinate, pee (term used by children) …   English contemporary dictionary

• piddled — pid·dle || pɪdl n. urine, liquid excrement (term used by children) v. do things carelessly, function in a disorganized manner; dawdle, waste time; deal in trifles; urinate, pee (term used by children) …   English contemporary dictionary