We whiled away the time that we were waiting by talking and playing cards.
We whiled away the summer swimming and fishing.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
while away — phr verb While away is used with these nouns as the object: ↑time … Collocations dictionary
while away — Synonyms and related words: bestow, consecrate to, consume, dally away, dedicate to, devote, diddle away, dribble away, drivel away, employ, expend, fool away, fritter away, give over to, give to, idle away, muddle away, pass, piss away, potter… … Moby Thesaurus
while away — {v.} To make time go by pleasantly or without being bored; pass or spend. * /We whiled away the time that we were waiting by talking and playing cards./ * /We whiled away the summer swimming and fishing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
while away — {v.} To make time go by pleasantly or without being bored; pass or spend. * /We whiled away the time that we were waiting by talking and playing cards./ * /We whiled away the summer swimming and fishing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
while away — verb To spend (time) idly but pleasantly We whiled away the hours playing cards. Syn: kill time … Wiktionary
while away the time — Synonyms and related words: beguile the time, burn daylight, buy time, consume time, dabble, diddle, doodle, drown care, footle, fribble, fritter away time, have a ball, have fun, keep time, kill time, laugh it up, live it up, look for time,… … Moby Thesaurus
while away — v. pass the time, kill time. See time … English dictionary for students
while — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) conj. during, as long as, whilst, whereas; although. while away II (Roget s IV) conj. 1. [As long as] Syn. during, at the same time that, during the time that, whilst, throughout the time that, in the… … English dictionary for students
while — while1 W1S1 [waıl] conj 1.) during the time that something is happening ▪ They arrived while we were having dinner. ▪ While she was asleep, thieves broke in and stole her handbag. ▪ She met Andy while working on a production of Carmen. see usage… … Dictionary of contemporary English
while — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīl; akin to Old High German hwīla time, Latin quies rest, quiet Date: before 12th century 1. a period of time especially when short and marked by the occurrence of an action or a condition ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
While — While, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whiling}.] To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; usually followed by away. [1913 Webster] The lovely lady whiled the hours away. Longfellow.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
