sit around

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle around

Usefulness

Meanings

1

Sit somewhere doing nothing useful

Why “around”? Activity continues without a clear direction, purpose, or commitment.

Don't sit around doing nothing.
Don't sit somewhere being idle.
They sat around the hostel all afternoon.
They stayed at the hostel being idle all afternoon.
I can't just sit around all day.
I can't just stay idle and do nothing all day.

Don't confuse with

sit aroundsit through

Sit around means sit somewhere doing nothing useful. Sit through means stay until the end of something boring or long.

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