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do-nothing

[ doo-nuhth-ing ]

noun

  1. a person who chooses to do nothing; a lazy or worthless person.


adjective

  1. characterized by inability or unwillingness to initiate action, work toward a goal, assume responsibility, or the like:

    a do-nothing government.

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of do-nothing1

First recorded in 1570–80
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Care was taken to include documentation from the likes of CNN and Fox News, lest attacks on the do-nothing Congress came across as a one-sided attack.

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Barca, in a statement announcing his campaign, said his long record of public service showed that he was a fighter for working families and contrasted himself with a “do-nothing, dysfunctional Congress.â€

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The standoff threatens to mire the House in another standstill, saddling the Republican majority with a do-nothing label after months of turmoil that has sent some seasoned lawmakers heading for the exits.

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And Putin will be helped by the do-nothing, destructive, MAGA-driven minority in the U.S.

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And make no mistake: Greene, a perfect specimen of do-nothing right-wing congressional service, lives for these camera-ready moments of political theater.

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