sit on one's hands

cease forgo pass up quit refrain renounce shun withhold

abjure abnegate avoid constrain curb decline eschew evade fast forbear pass refuse spurn starve stop

deny oneself do without fence-sit give the go by give up go on the wagon keep from sit on the fence sit out take the cure take the pledge

continue do

accept allow embrace encourage face meet use want

indulge

amuse oneself consume time fritter away time have leisure idle away time pass the time summer while away the time

do nothing not lift a finger sit it out