loiter over (something)

loiter over (something)

1. To delay in doing or accomplishing something. Time will be extremely tight in this exam, so don't loiter over any questions you can't figure out. Don't loiter over your decision too long, or they might withdraw their generous offer.
2. To spend a lavish or excessive amount of time doing or enjoying something. I love watching her loiter over each cigarette as if it were the last one she'll ever have. With how frantic life is these days, I think it's important to loiter over things we enjoy, such as good food or drinks.
See also: loiter, over
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

loiter over something

to dawdle or linger over something. Don't loiter over your meal. I want to start the dishwasher. I wish you wouldn't loiter over your chores.
See also: loiter, over
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • loiter over
  • linger over
  • linger over (something)
  • go through fire
  • go through fire and water
  • go through hell and high water
  • in with a chance
  • be in with a chance
  • footle
  • footle about