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be at a loose end
idiom informal(US alsobe at loose ends)
to have nothing to do: 无事可干
If you find yourself at a loose end, you could always clean the bathroom.如果闲着没事，你总还可以去打扫一下浴室嘛。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to spend time doing nothing or very little
lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach.
have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum.
have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni.
be at a loose endUK He was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday.
wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets.
hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Useless and futile
adrift
aimless
aimlessly
aimlessness
airy-fairy
fruitlessly
fruitlessness
futile
futilely
futility
negation
no goodidiom
non-viable
nugatory
ornamental
unrealistic
unrealistically
unseriousness
until you are blue in the faceidiom
unviability
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