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Idiom stand around to stay in one place doing little or nothing.After the fire was put out, most of the fire fighters left, and the few remaining just seemed to be standing around.
stand around/about to stand somewhere and not do anything: There are lots of young men standing around on street corners, obviously without a job to go to. Photographers were standing around, all hoping to get a picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger.■ SIMILAR TO: loiter
stand aroundTo stand in or around a single location, idly wasting time. Stop standing around and help me push this car off the road! I thought the farm would be fun for the kids, but they all just stood around looking bored. stand aroundto wait around, standing; to loiter. Please don't stand around. Get busy! Why are all these people standing around doing nothing? stand aroundv. To stand idly near a location: That assistant just stands around while other people work. I've been standing around waiting for you. There was nothing to do, so we just stood around. |