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English verb: arse about

1. arse about (stative) be lazy or idle


SamplesHer son is just bumming around all day.


Synonymsarse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)idle, laze, slug, stagnate









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