sit on one’s hands |
بیکار نشستن، تشویق نکردن |
(To take no action; to fail to applaud.)
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Instead of working on his project, he is sitting on his hands. |
او به جای اینکه روی پروژهاش کار کند، همینطور بیکار نشسته است. |
مثال دیگر:
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Most of the country has dried up and turned into arid land and the authorities are just sitting on their hands. |
اکثر مملکت خشک شده و به بیابان تبدیل شده است و مسئولان همینطور بیکار نشستهاند. |
This post is part of a series on English idioms for Persian speakers. You can find the other entries under the tag [ #idioms-tutorial ].