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not to do a hand's turn; let the grass grow under feet; sit at home; twirl thumbs; rest on oars (Anglophile); sit back and do nothing (Anglophile); sit on one's hands; snudge; sit around (This is a really cushy job. Mostly I just sit around drinking tea. Alba Owl); idle one's time away (Anglophile); sit lazily (Ремедиос_П); sit by (Bullfinch)

sit with arms folded

Игорь Миг

not to walk the walk; not to move hand or foot; not to lift a finger; stand idly by

sit idly by (ART Vancouver)

sit idle (Andrey Truhachev)

sit on one's hands (I figured you weren't just sitting on your hands all this time.)

lie back; sit by; be idle; let the grass grow under one's feet; not to do a stitch of work

let the grass grow under one's feet; not to do a hand's; sit twiddling one's thumbs

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Игорь Миг

sit by passively

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sitting on hind quarters (tfennell)

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sit on one's thumbs (Artjaazz); sit on one's hands (Artjaazz)

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: 12 phrases in 5 subjects

General	6
Idiomatic	1
Informal	1
Makarov	3
Politics	1

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