сложа руки
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Français
les bras croisés / sans rien faire
English
twiddling one's thumbs / doing nothing
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- Благодаря механизации многие малышки освободились от работы, но вместо того, чтобы сидеть сложа руки, они устроили на улице две палатки.
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