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To dawdle; to engage in idle activity or inactivity.
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He sat there goofing off all day instead of working.
Submitted on June 04, 2010
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- make up
- pick up
- play around
- play up
- potter around
- punch in
- run across
- run off with
- stamp out
- stand up
- take off
- as far as one knows
- at a loss for words
- at full tilt
- bang up job
- blow off steam
- cutting edge
- deep water
- dog and pony show
- dyed-in-the-wool
- ears are burning
- flower
- get a jump on
- give over
- go red
- half a mind
- hold your fire
- hot potato
- in detail
- in its infancy
- jump the gun
- keep one on one's toes
- keep somebody posted
- lie through one's teeth
- lion's share
- look like
- lump in one's throat
- make believe
- middle ground
- move heaven and earth
- not be caught dead
- on hold
- one fell swoop
- out of character
- out of order
- red face test
- rock the boat
- roll out the red carpet
- round of applause
- see someone through
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- shot in the arm
- shotgun
- shotgun approach
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- so there
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