- mill\ around
- v. phr.To move impatiently in no particular direction.
The crowd milled around, waiting for the arrival of the president.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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mill around — {v. phr.} To move impatiently in no particular direction. * /The crowd milled around, waiting for the arrival of the president./ … Dictionary of American idioms
mill around — {v. phr.} To move impatiently in no particular direction. * /The crowd milled around, waiting for the arrival of the president./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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mill about — verb 1. be about (Freq. 1) The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square Who is this man that is hanging around the department? • Syn: ↑loiter, ↑lounge, ↑footle, ↑lollygag, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
