while away


verb
  1. (tr, adverb) to pass (time) idly and usually pleasantly

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Other Idioms and Phrases with while away

while away

Spend time idly or pleasantly, as in It was a beautiful day and we whiled away the hours in the garden. This expression is the only surviving use of the verb while, meaning “to spend time.” [First half of 1600s]

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