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Synonym: at leisurefutilegroundlessinactivelazyunfoundedunoccupiedunwarranteduselessvainworthlessAntonym: diligentindustriousSimilar words: sidlerapidlytimidlylucidlylanguidlyhandleaddlemiddleMeaning: ['aɪdl]  n. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling. v. 1. run disconnected or idle 2. be idle; exist in a changeless situation. adj. 1. not in action or at work 2. without a basis in reason or fact 3. not in active use 4. silly or trivial 5. lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility 6. not yielding a return 7. not having a job. 
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1. The devil finds work for idle hands to do. 
2. Idle young, needy age [old].
3. Idle folks have most labour.
4. An idle soul shall suffer hunger. 
5. Idle folks have the least leisure. 
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6. An idle person is the devil’s cusion. 
7. The tongue of idle persons is never idle. 
8. Idle folks lack no excuses.
9. An idle brain is the devil’s workshop. 
10. A young man idle, an old man needy. 
11. An idle youth, a needy age. 
12. Satan always finds work for idle hands. 
13. If the devil finds a man idle, he’ll set him to work. 
14. Idle young, needy old.
15. Idle people [folks] have the most labour [take the most pains]. 
16. Half these factories now stand idle.
17. She's a great one for idle gossip .
18. Many people were idle during the depression.
19. Men are left idle when machines break down.
20. Don't idle away your time.
21. It was just an idle threat .
22. I don't know why I asked—just idle curiosity.
23. He did not idle away his entire vacation.
24. It's foolish to idle away one's precious time.
25. I can't afford to be idle.
26. Time is life and when the idle man kills time,he kills himself.
27. Idle such as vinegar, can soften the spirit of the calcareous; diligent like alcohol, can burn the flame of wisdom.
28. She never lifts a finger to help. She's bone idle.
29. To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious.
30. Death, old age, are words without a meaning, that pass by us like the idle air which we regard not. Others may have undergone, or may still be liable to them--we "bear a charmed life", which laughs to scorn all such sickly fancies. As in setting out on delightful journey, we strain our eager gaze forward.
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