bone idle Idioma

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the devil makes work for idle hands

if a person is not busy he will do evil things, work ethic The protestants believe children should be busy because the devil makes work for idle hands.

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idle about

move about in a lazy way懒散；到 处闲逛
He could not bear to see those idling about．他看不惯那些懒懒散散的 人。
His father asked him to stop idling about and do something useful．他 爸爸要他别再闲逛，而要做些有 益的事情。

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idle about/around

move about in a lazy way懒散；到 处闲逛
He could not bear to see those idling about．他看不惯那些懒懒散散的 人。
His father asked him to stop idling about and do something useful．他 爸爸要他别再闲逛，而要做些有 益的事情。

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idle around

move about in a lazy way懒散；到 处闲逛
He could not bear to see those idling about．他看不惯那些懒懒散散的 人。
His father asked him to stop idling about and do something useful．他 爸爸要他别再闲逛，而要做些有 益的事情。

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idle away

waste浪费（掉）；荒废
He idled away his entire vacation． 整个假期他都虚度了。
You should not idle away your time，but should make every minute count．你不该白白浪费时间，而应 该把分分秒秒都利用起来。
He has been idling his time away on the beach，lying around and doing nothing.他一直躺在海边，无 所事事，白白浪费时间。

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All days are short to Industry and long to Idlenes

Time goes by slowly when you have nothing to do.

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An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

When you work you avoid temptation.

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A young idler, an old beggar.

If you don't work, you won't have any money when you're old.

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Devil finds work for idle hands

When people say that the devil finds work for idle hands, they mean that if people don't have anything to do with their time, they are more likely to get involved in trouble and criminality.

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Idle hands are the devil's handiwork

When someone is not busy, or being productive, trouble is bound to follow.

bone-idle

Extremely lazy. Can you amuse get Billy to go to the amphitheater or something? He's aloof laying about all day, actuality bone-idle.

ˌbone ˈidle

(British English, informal) (of a person) actual lazy: The ancestors consists of Vera, her acutely acid bedmate and her two cartilage abandoned sons.Learn more: bone, idle

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