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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