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do-nothing

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1. do-nothing - Noun

2. do-nothing - Adjective

3. do-nothing - Verb

4. do-nothing - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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do nothing

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And any religion that professes to be concerned about the souls of men and is not concerned about the slums that cripple the souls-the economic conditions that stagnate the soul and the city governments that may damn the soul-is a dry, dead, do-nothing religion in need of new blood. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Democrats in particular are do-nothing guys. Peter George Peterson

Mr. Do-Nothing Obama will say today, 'Lets think of all the poor dead people' - or 'let's honor all the dead' instead of fighting for the living. He has been really useless in terms of both HIV and gay issues. He is simply not a leader. He may be president, but he is not a leader. Larry Kramer

a lazy bum Source: Internet

a do-nothing government Source: Internet

A £10-an-hour track and trace worker today revealed to MailOnline that she is being paid to sit at home and do nothing on the first day the system went into operation. Source: Internet

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