laze away

laze away
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "laze away":
present tense I/you/we/they laze away he/she/it lazes away present participle lazing away past tense lazed away past participle lazed away
to spend time relaxing and enjoying yourself, doing no work

You can't laze your days away doing nothing.


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