bum around

• Verbe à particule signifiant passer son temps à ne rien faire d'utile ou à errer sans but ni plan précis.

A phrasal verb used to indicate spending time idly or wandering without a clear purpose or plan.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. To idle or wanderinformal

   To spend time doing nothing in particular, often wandering or relaxing without a clear purpose.

   Flâner

   • After graduating, he bummed around Europe for a few months.
   • We just bummed around the house all weekend.
   • She decided to bum around the city instead of going straight to work.

   Synonymesdriftgallivanthang aroundidlelazeloaflounge aroundmess aroundroamwander

   Antonymeslaborstrivetoilwork

2. To be lazyinformal

   To avoid work or responsibility, often by lounging or doing unproductive activities.

   fainéanter

   • He's been bumming around all summer instead of looking for a job.
   • Stop bumming around and help me clean the garage.
   • They were bumming around on the couch watching TV.

   Synonymesdawdlehang aroundidlelazeloafloiterlollygaglounge aroundslackvegetate

   Antonymesapplylaborstrivetoilwork

Verbe de basebum