sit around

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sit around

1. To waste time sitting or relaxing idly (in, at, or near some place). I'm bored of just sitting around—let's go for a hike or something! If you're going to sit around the house all day, the least you could do is help me with a few chores. I know it means sitting around the airport for a couple hours, but I'd rather be too early than be in a panic about missing our flight.
2. To encircle something while sitting. We sat around the table brainstorming for the entire afternoon. The best part about camping is sitting around the campfire at night—why even go camping if we can't have a fire?
See also: around, sit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sit around (somewhere)

to sit somewhere and relax or do nothing; to sit idly somewhere. Tom likes to sit around the house in shorts and a T-shirt on hot days. Too many people are just sitting around doing nothing at my office.
See also: around, sit

sit around something

to be seated at the edge or perimeter of something. They sat around the camp fire for hours. We used to sit around the big kitchen table and talk.
See also: around, sit

sit around

to relax sitting; to waste time sitting. Don't just sit around! Get moving! I need to sit around every now and then and reorganize my thoughts.
See also: around, sit
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

sit around

v.
To sit idly near a location: We sat around the airport waiting for our flight. I've been sitting around waiting for you for almost two hours.
See also: around, sit
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • get (someone) around the table
  • get around the table
  • bomb around
  • find way around
  • around (one's) ears
  • go around and around
  • crap around
  • crowd around
  • crowd around (someone or something)
  • fish around
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