do-nothing
Doing nothing, not taking any actionDoing nothing, not taking any action.
Meaning
1 senses(attributive)Doing nothing, not taking any action.
It became clear that a chronic do-nothing approach to the problem's management would no longer suffice.
More definitions
- characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility
Origin
Essentially deverbal in nature, albeit not from a unitary phrasal verb, but from the phrasEssentially deverbal in nature, albeit not from a unitary phrasal verb, but from the phrase do nothing, which English expresses as a verb phrase containing a complement.
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