- goof off
- фраз. гл.; амер.; разг. сачковать, увиливать от работы, косить
Hey you guys! Quit goofing off and do some work! — Эй, вы, там! Хватить сачковать! Сделайте хоть что-нибудь!
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
Hey you guys! Quit goofing off and do some work! — Эй, вы, там! Хватить сачковать! Сделайте хоть что-нибудь!
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
goof off — ˌgoof ˈoff [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they goof off he/she/it goofs off present participle goofing off … Useful english dictionary
goof off — {v.}, {slang} To loaf or be lazy; not want to work or be serious; fool around. * /Tow didn t get promoted because he goofed off all the time and never did his homework./ * /If you goof off on the job too much, you ll be fired./ … Dictionary of American idioms
goof off — {v.}, {slang} To loaf or be lazy; not want to work or be serious; fool around. * /Tow didn t get promoted because he goofed off all the time and never did his homework./ * /If you goof off on the job too much, you ll be fired./ … Dictionary of American idioms
goof off — v. i. To shirk one s duties; to avoid work by relaxing or performing idle activities. [Informal] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goof-off — n. A person who habitually shirks his duties or avoids work; an idle worthless person. [Informal] Syn: goldbrick, ne er do well, good for nothing, good for naught. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goof off — [v] avoid work bum around, coast, diddle, dog it*, doodle, drag one’s feet*, featherbed, fiddle around, fluff off, fool around, hang around, hang out, horse around, lollygag, mess around, monkey around, putz around, screw off, shirk, slack, take… … New thesaurus
goof-off — goof′ off n. Informal. sts one who shirks responsibility • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
goof-off — [go͞ofôf΄] n. Slang a person who wastes time or avoids work; shirker … English World dictionary
goof-off — noun an idle worthless person • Syn: ↑goldbrick, ↑ne er do well, ↑good for nothing, ↑no account, ↑good for naught • Derivationally related forms: ↑good for naught (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
goof off — 1. AND goof around in. to waste time. □ Quit goof ing off. □ Get busy. Stop goofing around. 2. n. a time waster; a jerk. (Usually goof off.) □ Pete is such a goof off! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
goof off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms goof off : present tense I/you/we/they goof off he/she/it goofs off present participle goofing off past tense goofed off past participle goofed off American informal to waste time when you should be working … English dictionary