Having nothing in particular to do: “I’d just as soon go with you this afternoon—I’m ________ anyway.”
| FREE | 423 |
| KILLING TIME | 101 |
| AT LOOSE ENDS | 95 |
| NOT BUSY | 61 |
| NOT DOING ANYTHING | 55 |
| LOAFING | 48 |
| GOT TIME ON MY HANDS | 39 |
| IDLE | 37 |
| FOOTLOOSE | 36 |
| DOING NOTHING | 26 |
| FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY-FREE | 21 |
| AT LEISURE | 18 |
| NR | 17 |
| BORED | 16 |
| ON THE LOOSE | 14 |
| LOAFING AROUND | 12 |
| FREE AS A BIRD | 9 |
| AT A LOOSE END | 7 |
| AT LIBERTY | 7 |
| JUST FOOLING AROUND | 7 |
| JUST LOAFING | 7 |
| LOOSE | 7 |
| GOOFING OFF | 6 |
| GOT NOTHING ELSE TO DO | 5 |
| HAVE NOTHING TO DO | 5 |
| JUST KILLING TIME | 5 |
| JUST LOAFING AROUND | 5 |
| ON MY OWN | 5 |
| GOT NOTHING TO DO | 4 |
| LAYING AROUND | 4 |
| UNOCCUPIED | 4 |
| AIN’T GOT NOTHING TO DO | 3 |
| AT A LOOSE ENDS | 3 |
| FREE AS THE WIND | 3 |
| HANGING AROUND | 3 |
| HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO | 3 |
| JUST HANGING AROUND | 3 |
| JUST MESSING AROUND | 3 |
| JUST WASTING TIME | 3 |
| NOT DOIN’ NOTHIN’ | 3 |
| NOT DOING NOTHING | 3 |
| NOTHING TO DO | 3 |
| TAKING IT EASY | 3 |
| AVAILABLE | 2 |
| BORED TO TEARS | 2 |
| BUMMING AROUND | 2 |
| FOOLING AROUND | 2 |
| FREE AND EASY | 2 |
| FREE AS A BREEZE | 2 |
| FREE AS THE BREEZE | 2 |
| GOOFING AROUND | 2 |
| GOT PLENTY OF TIME | 2 |
| IDLING | 2 |
| JUST FIDDLING AROUND | 2 |
| JUST PIDDLING AROUND | 2 |
| JUST SITTING AROUND | 2 |
| MARKING TIME | 2 |
| NOT DOING A THING | 2 |
| TIME TO KILL | 2 |
| WASTING TIME | 2 |
| ADRIFT | 1 |
| AIN’T DOING NOTHING | 1 |
| AIN’T WORKING | 1 |
| ALL ALONE | 1 |
| ALL CAUGHT UP | 1 |
| ALL THROUGH | 1 |
| ALWAYS READY TO GO | 1 |
| AS FREE AS A BIRD | 1 |
| AT LARGE | 1 |
| AT MY LEISURE | 1 |
| AT ODDS | 1 |
| AT ODDS’ ENDS | 1 |
| BEATING IN TIME | 1 |
| BEING LAZY | 1 |
| BESIDE MYSELF WHAT TO DO | 1 |
| BORED STIFF | 1 |
| BORED THIS AFTERNOON ANYHOW | 1 |
| BROWSING | 1 |
| CAREFREE | 1 |
| CAUGHT UP | 1 |
| DIDDLING AROUND | 1 |
| DOING NOTHING ELSE | 1 |
| DOING NOTHING IN PARTICULAR | 1 |
| DON’T HAVE ANYTHING BETTER | 1 |
| DON’T HAVE ANYTHING COOKING | 1 |
| DON’T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO DO | 1 |
| DON’T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO | 1 |
| DON’T HAVE NOTHING TO DO | 1 |
| DRIFTING | 1 |
| EMPTY-HANDED | 1 |
| FARTIN’ AROUND | 1 |
| FED UP | 1 |
| FINISHED | 1 |
| FINISHED WORKING | 1 |
| FLOATING | 1 |
| FOOLING | 1 |
| FOOLING ABOUT | 1 |
| FOOT-FREE | 1 |
| FOOTLOOSE AND FREE | 1 |
| FREE AS A LARK | 1 |
| FREE TO | 1 |
| FREE TO GO | 1 |
| GOT A CLEAR CALENDAR | 1 |
| GOT A LOT OF TIME | 1 |
| GOT ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD | 1 |
| GOT FREE TIME | 1 |
| GOT LOTS OF TIME | 1 |
| GOT NOTHING BETTER TO DO | 1 |
| GOT NOTHING ON THE STRING | 1 |
| GOT THE EVENING OFF | 1 |
| GOT TIME OFF | 1 |
| GOT TIME TO KILL | 1 |
| HANGING BY MY EARS | 1 |
| HANGING OUT | 1 |
| HAVE NO PLANS | 1 |
| HAVE NOTHING SPECIAL | 1 |
| HAVE PLENTY TIME | 1 |
| HAVEN’T A THING TO DO | 1 |
| HAVEN’T ANYTHING TO DO | 1 |
| HAVEN’T GOT ANYTHING ELSE TO DO | 1 |
| HAVEN’T GOT ANYTHING SPECIAL TO DO | 1 |
| HERE | 1 |
| HOLDING MY HANDS | 1 |
| HORSING AROUND | 1 |
| IDLING AWAY | 1 |
| INDISPOSED | 1 |
| INTERESTED | 1 |
| JUST BUMMING | 1 |
| JUST BUMMING AROUND | 1 |
| JUST DOING NOTHING | 1 |
| JUST HELL-PICKIN’ | 1 |
| JUST KNOCKING AROUND | 1 |
| JUST LOUNGING AROUND | 1 |
| JUST LYING AROUND | 1 |
| JUST MONKEYING AROUND | 1 |
| JUST PASSING THE TIME | 1 |
| JUST PASSING TIME AWAY | 1 |
| JUST SETTING AROUND | 1 |
| JUST TAKING IT EASY | 1 |
| LANGUID | 1 |
| LAZING AROUND | 1 |
| LAZY | 1 |
| LAZY TODAY | 1 |
| LAZYING AROUND | 1 |
| LOLLYGAGGING AROUND | 1 |
| LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO | 1 |
| LOOSE AT BOTH ENDS | 1 |
| LYING AROUND | 1 |
| MESSING AROUND | 1 |
| MIGHT AS WELL GO WITH YOU | 1 |
| MOPING AROUND | 1 |
| MY HANDS ARE NOT TIED TODAY | 1 |
| NO OTHER PLANS | 1 |
| NOT DOING ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR | 1 |
| NOT DOING ANYTHING MUCH | 1 |
| NOT DOING ANYTHING PARTICULAR | 1 |
| NOT ENGAGED | 1 |
| NOT GOT A THING TO DO | 1 |
| NOT OCCUPIED | 1 |
| NOT OTHERWISE ENGAGED | 1 |
| NOT TIED UP | 1 |
| NOT TIED UP IN ANYTHING | 1 |
| NOT TOO AMBITIOUS | 1 |
| NOT TOO BUSY | 1 |
| NOTHING BETTER TO DO | 1 |
| NOTHING IMPORTANT | 1 |
| NOTHING ON | 1 |
| NOTHING ON HAND | 1 |
| NOTHING TO DO AND ALL DONE | 1 |
| ON A LOOSE PULLEY | 1 |
| ON THE TOWN | 1 |
| OPEN | 1 |
| OPEN-HANDED | 1 |
| OUT OF A JOB | 1 |
| OUT OF WORK | 1 |
| OUT ON THE TOWN | 1 |
| PASSING OFF TIME | 1 |
| PASSING TIME | 1 |
| PERFECTLY FREE | 1 |
| PIDDLING AROUND | 1 |
| PLAYING AROUND | 1 |
| POOHED | 1 |
| POOPED OUT | 1 |
| PROCRASTINATING | 1 |
| PUTTERIN’ AROUND | 1 |
| RETIRED | 1 |
| SCOT-FREE | 1 |
| SHOOTING THE BREEZE | 1 |
| SITTING AROUND | 1 |
| TIME’S HEAVY ON MY HANDS | 1 |
| UNATTACHED | 1 |
| UNDATED | 1 |
| VACANT | 1 |
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