Do-nothing

Synonyms for "do-nothing" (95 found)

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Translations

5 translations across 3 languages.

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Finnish

2 entries
  • laiskamato noun (lazy person)
  • laiskuri noun (lazy person)

Polish

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  • nierób noun (lazy person)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • не́ро́б noun (lazy person)
  • неро́ба noun (lazy person)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She's a terrible do-nothing.

Source: tatoeba (2040218)

For twelve years this Nation was afflicted with hear-nothing, see-nothing, do-nothing Government. The Nation looked to Government but the Government looked away.

Source: tatoeba (5816159)

It became clear that a chronic do-nothing approach to the problem's management would no longer suffice.

Source: wiktionary

Manchester needs more railway capacity. Just how that is provided until the new platforms are built for HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, I will leave for the experts, but a do-nothing approach is not going to be helpful and quite justifiably will create more arguments that the North is being ignored.

Source: wiktionary

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