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kill time |
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kill time Fig. to use something up, especially time. I killed time reading a novel. The employees were not encouraged to kill time. kill time to do something which is not very useful or interesting while you are waiting for time to pass We usually play guessing games to kill time at airports. kill time to do something while waiting We were early for our appointment, so we killed time at a bookstore. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But there was no help for it, so up stairs I went to my little room in the third floor, undressed myself as slowly as possible so as to kill time, and with a bitter sigh got between the sheets. He had been known once or twice to yawn, and he had somewhat the appearance of a man engaged in an earnest but at times not altogether successful attempt to kill time. In short, the generality of persons whom you see here may more properly be said to kill time in this place than in any other; and generally retire from hence more tired than from the longest sermon. |
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