lie down on the job

verb

To be idle when one should be working.

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Meanings

verblie down on the job (third-person singular simple present lies down on the job, present participle lying down on the job, simple past lay down on the job, past participle lain down on the job)

present singular third person lies down on the job · participle present lying down on the job · past lay down on the job · participle past lain down on the job

  1. To be idle when one should be working.
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APA

lie down on the job. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20down%20on%20the%20job

MLA

“lie down on the job.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20down%20on%20the%20job. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lie down on the job,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lie%20down%20on%20the%20job.

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