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    stand around

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    A2
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo spend time standing without doing anything useful or important.
    They just stood around, watching the fight.

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    Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing

    35:17Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing
    • A lot of Protestants kind of stand around and don't know what to do.

      A lot of Protestants kind of stand around and don't know what to do.

    • A lot of Protestants kind of stand around and don't know what to do.

      A lot of Protestants kind of stand around and don't know what to do.

    B1

    English Street Fair in Taiwan

    01:59English Street Fair in Taiwan
    • and I could stand around looking a few, a few foreigners

      and I could stand around looking a few, a few foreigners

    • and I could stand around looking a few, a few foreigners

      and I could stand around looking a few, a few foreigners

    A2

    A New Way to Understand Cancer

    10:25A New Way to Understand Cancer
    • Confused officers stand around helplessly.

      Confused officers stand around helplessly.

    • Confused officers stand around helplessly.

      Confused officers stand around helplessly.

    B1

    Mysterious Moai: The Giant Heads of Easter Island for Kids - FreeSchool

    04:40Mysterious Moai: The Giant Heads of Easter Island for Kids - FreeSchool
    • They are believed to be between 500 and 750 years old, and many of them stand around the coast of the island with their backs to the sea.

      They are believed to be between 500 and 750 years old, and many of them stand around the coast of the island with their backs to the sea.

    • and many of them stand around the coast of the island with their backs to the sea.

      and many of them stand around the coast of the island with their backs to the sea.

    B1

    Learn about Ice Hockey from a Canadian

    15:05Learn about Ice Hockey from a Canadian
    • At the beginning, all the players, they basically stand around the center line, and the referee drops the puck.

      At the beginning, all the players, they basically stand around the center line, and the referee drops the puck.

    • They basically stand around the center line, and the referee drops the puck.

      They basically stand around the center line, and the referee drops the puck.

    B1

    The Walking Dead - SDCC full panel (2015)

    54:42The Walking Dead - SDCC full panel (2015)
    • She can't stand around and watch people die.

      She can't stand around and watch people die.

    • She can't stand around and watch people die.

      She can't stand around and watch people die.

    A2

    TEDMED - Culture is Prevention

    18:15TEDMED - Culture is Prevention
    • People sit around the table, they stand around the room, they take their food, and go outside.

      People sit around the table, they stand around the room, they take their food, and go outside.

    • They stand around the room.

      They stand around the room.

    B1

    Improve Vocabulary and Sleep Learning and Listen To Spoken English Conversation

    53:52Improve Vocabulary and Sleep Learning and Listen To Spoken English Conversation
    • There are also parties where people just stand around and talk

      There are also parties where people just stand around and talk

    • There are also parties where people just stand around and talk.

      There are also parties where people just stand around and talk.

    B1

    Cheryl Strayed on How To Become a Writer, The Power of Art & More

    48:59Cheryl Strayed on How To Become a Writer, The Power of Art & More
    • Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal?

      Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal?

    • Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal?

      Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal?

    A2

    Exo "Mama"

    13:07Exo "Mama"
    • I get it, gotta be hella boring to just stand around and protect a tree all day.

      I get it, gotta be hella boring to just stand around and protect a tree all day.

    • but I should just stand around and protect the tree!" Hey guys, look, look at my fire eagle!

      but I should just stand around and protect the tree!" Hey guys, look, look at my fire eagle!

    B1