doss about

1. (informal)To be idle, to shirk one's work or duty.

1. We barely do any work in geography lessons, we just doss about.

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• doss offTo avoid something, especially work, out of laziness.
• doss outTo sleep outside.
• doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.
• doss aroundTo be idle, to shirk one's work or duty.
• doss aboutTo be idle, to shirk one's work or duty.