Idle away meaning
Idle away is a phrasal verb that means to pass a period by relaxing and engaging in almost no activity.
- Past simple
- idled away
- Past participle
- idled away
- -ing form
- idling away
What idle away means
pass time doing littleB2
To pass a period by relaxing and engaging in almost no activity
They idled away the morning in a pavement café.
Similar phrasal verbs
With away: give away, go away, put away, throw away, take away, come away, get away, get away with, run away, keep away.
Common questions
What does idle away mean?
To pass a period by relaxing and engaging in almost no activity.
What is the past tense of idle away?
Idled away, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
