slouch around

slouch around

To loaf around (some place), as out of leisure, laziness, or boredom. After such a hectic week, I decided to spend the entire weekend slouching around reading books and watching TV. Instead of slouching around the office like that, why don't you go ask the boss for something to work on and actually make yourself useful?
See also: around, slouch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

slouch around

to move around with a stooped or bent body. (one may slouch because of age, illness, fatigue, depression, fear, or with the intention of not being observed.) she is slouching around because she is tired. Don't you slouch around when you are tired?
See also: around, slouch
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • get (someone) around the table
  • get around the table
  • find way around
  • around (one's) ears
  • bomb around
  • go around and around
  • gaze around
  • gaze around at (someone or something)
  • feel around
  • feel around (for someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
sevenstories.org.uk BARBARA HODGSON GETTING up in the mornings can be a struggle for the best of us and, once up, some will give into the temptation to slouch around in their pyjamas - unless it's a work or school day of course.
It's a spa that's been well thought-out and is a joy to slouch around, as you move from one meditative state to another.
It's a spa that is a joy to slouch around, as you move from one meditative state to another.
On the road, the Q3 is a good companion but is no slouch around town either.
As children, we were constantly reminded to wash our hands, have a bath and not slouch around at home in our night clothes even on a Sunday.
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The Scot pinged in a 68 180s during the 14-week regular season - that was 12 more than Simon Whitlock amassed and 28 more than Adrian Lewis, himself no slouch around the lipstick.
So he'd slouch around the house and wave Lucas and Elena away as if they were a couple of children.
I don't need to see it so often that I don't slouch around in a tracksuit sometimes but, yes I do like to look nice for him.
In fact, after Everton took their record-breaking lead on 25 seconds, Drogba started to slouch around like he was carrying the world's financial problems on his shoulders.
The dancers slouch around like nothing's happening, then launch into wild partnering.
Since their number-one rule was to stay undercover, I thought that it was extremely dim-witted of the so-called vampires to slouch around in clothes that stood apart from their peers and to refuse to act like their schoolmates.
There might be two reasons for that one, people dress to impress at Fibre and don't slouch around in hoodies, and two, Cristal's a bit expensive to be pouring anywhere except your mouth!
That's not to say it's a slouch around town as on its urban home ground the Grande Punto is a winner.
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