the devil finds work for idle hands
sayingDefinition
› said to show that you believe people who have nothing to do are more likely to get into trouble or commit a crimeWork, working and the workplaceWorking hours and periods of work
(Definition of the devil finds work for idle hands from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a long way to go idiom
- act as sth phrasal verb
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
- assignment noun
- be at work idiom
- graft noun (WORK)
- graft verb (WORK)
- hammer away at sth phrasal verb
- handiwork noun
- hold down a job idiom
- hot-desk verb
- hot-desking noun
- practising adjective (WORK)
- pull/get your finger out idiom
- run around after sb phrasal verb
- run yourself into the ground idiom
- rush job noun
- short-handed adjective
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