bone-idle

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von bone-idle im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

tembel

köşe kadısı

sultani tembel

miskin

tembel

(deyim) sultani tembel

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von bone-idle im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

utterly lazy

For the last three weeks I have been going what you call bone-idle.

constitutionally lazy or idle

extremely lazy

{s} bone lazy, lazy or idle from a constitutional standpoint (Informal)

Etymologie

() Laziness that penetrates the very bones. Attested 1836., The Phrase Finder, Gary Martin, 1996 - 2009 Similar terms (bone-lazy, bone-sore, bone-tired) pre-dated it in The Vocabulary Of East Anglia, 1830, Robert Forby.