Meaning of lazy louse | Babel Free
Examples
“"Lift⟳ the body, Phil," I said, "and get⟳ going. Don't be a lazy louse." "All right, all right!" [author's italics] He got quickly to his feet and giving Paul a sour look⟳, disappeared through the door of my screened back gallery.”
“Early, moving toward the woodpile, mutters, 'Jest wait⟳ till I grow⟳ up and see⟳ if you lazy louses can make⟳ me chop wood 'cause I'm the littlest.' Only when the welfare of the children was at stake did the ranch women become⟳ dictatorial.”
“Even being a lazy louse lying in bed without the hallucination of the reveille seems to constitute an august virtue and a permanent achievement of human civilization.”
“The lure of ditching a horrible boss or no longer having to work⟳ with a lazy louse can be very tempting—but be warned. You're about to get⟳ a crash⟳ course in the meaning of self-motivation.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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