Idle people have the least leisure In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Idle people have the least leisure", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-12-22 10:12

Meaning of Idle people have the least leisure

Synonyms:

Idle folk have the least leisure

Idle people have the least leisure proverb saying spoken

People who take a long time to do their task ultimately have less free time.

Jane is a kind of living proof of the proverb "Idle people have the least leisure." What a lazy girl!

Managers had complained that the workers are very lazy. If they finished their work instead of procrastinating, they'd have more time to rest. It's true that idle people have the least leisure.

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