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doss about
To waste time; to shirk one's work or responsibility by doing something unproductive. Primarily heard in UK. There's no way we'll get this project finished on time if everyone keeps dossing about like this! I should have been working on my paper all weekend long, but instead, I just dossed about playing videogames.
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doss around
To waste time; to shirk one's work or responsibility by doing something unproductive. Primarily heard in UK. There's no way we'll get this project finished on time if everyone keeps dossing about like this! I should have been working on my paper all weekend long, but instead, I just dossed about playing videogames.
doss down
slang To lie down and sleep. I was so tired that I just dossed down in the middle of the living room.
doss down for (some period of time)
slang To lie down and sleep. I was so tired that I just dossed down for an hour in the middle of the living room.
doss down (for some time)
Sl. to lie down to sleep for a period of time. Chuck dossed down for a few hours before the evening performance. It's midnight: time to doss down.
doss down (for some time)
in. to lie down to sleep for a period of time. Chuck dossed down for a few hours before the evening performance.