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To engage in an activity for enjoyment and recreation

To take pleasure or satisfaction in, or from something

To rest or engage in an enjoyable activity so as to become less tired or anxious

To take part in an activity in a casual, nonserious or superficial way

To waste or spend time idly and unfruitfully

To do nothing much, or to engage in frivolous activities

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Verb

To engage in an activity for enjoyment and recreation

entertain oneself

disport oneself

have a good time

engage in games

kick up one's heels

be life of party

let your hair down

let yourself go

eat, drink, and be merry

paint the town red

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To take pleasure or satisfaction in, or from something

get a kick out of

be gratified by

derive pleasure from

get a thrill out of

have a good time

immerse yourself in

take an interest in

take a thrill to

take delight in

take great delight in

take pleasure in

take satisfaction in

thoroughly enjoy

be entertained by

find irresistible

find pleasure in

get a buzz from of

get a buzz out of

get a kick from of

have affection for

have a great liking for

have a passion for

have a penchant for

have a predilection for

have a proclivity for

have a soft spot for

have a taste for

have a thing about

have a thing for

have a weakness for

take a fancy to

take great pleasure in

find satisfaction in

get a charge out of

like to indulge in

be pleased with

entertain oneself

get one's rocks off

get one's jollies

gratify oneself

have a liking for

get a bang out of

have a fondness for

take a shine to

derive satisfaction from

have a preference for

have regard for

get a charge from of

find attractive

enjoy to the full

be attracted to

be smitten with

be passionate about

derive great pleasure from

think the world of

fall in love with

take a liking to

get pleasure from

have an affection for

make the most of

get a buzz from

get a thrill from

taste to the full

feel satisfaction with

amuse oneself with

take great pleasure

take great delight

find great pleasure

feel self-satisfied about

feel deep affection for

be very fond of

be very partial to

be very keen on

hit it off with

be serious about

have a high regard for

feel affection toward

be besotted with

be infatuated with

care very much for

carry a torch for

feel affection for

be in love with

be enchanted by

carrying a torch for

fall head over heels in love with

consumed with desire for

twitterpated by

be swept off one's feet by

enamoured of^US

put on pedestal

passionate about

give one's heart to

develop a crush on

become smitten with

be fascinated with

with a passion for

become infatuated with

infatuated with

be captivated by

lose one's heart to

develop a liking for

develop an affection for

be enamoured of

be biased toward

think very highly of

lavish affection on

appreciate greatly

have a craving for

set one's heart on

have a yearning for

hold in high regard

hold in the highest regard

think highly of

set great store by

hold in high esteem

have a high opinion of

put on a pedestal

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Verb

To rest or engage in an enjoyable activity so as to become less tired or anxious

entertain oneself

collect oneself

compose oneself

let your hair down

let yourself go

make less tense

take a breather

take one's time

let it all hang out

make yourself at home

put your feet up

take one's leisure

get comfortable

take a chill pill

control oneself

regain one's composure

get hold of oneself

come up for air

control yourself

get your act together

get a grip on yourself

get a hold of yourself

pull oneself together

become peaceful

catch one's breath

compose yourself

grow complacent

lower one's guard

relax your efforts

drop one's guard

keep your shirt on

restrain yourself

pull in one's horns

become complacent

take some time off

stop for a breath

take a load off

become less formal

become informal

become less restless

take things easy

become less rigid

suspend proceedings

cool one's jets

regain your self-control

recover one's composure

come back down to earth

recover one's self-control

have a breather

put your head down

catch a few 'z' s

catch forty winks

refresh oneself

have forty winks

get some shut-eye

snatch forty winks

take a deep breath

recharge one's batteries

get control of oneself

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To take part in an activity in a casual, nonserious or superficial way

amuse oneself with

potter about with

potter around with

potter round with

play games with

work superficially

mess around with

experiment with

scratch the surface

expose yourself to

poke one's nose into

fool around with

work amateurishly on

play around with

mess about with

tinker with the edges of

play about with

muck about with

muck around with

tinker at the edges of

rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic

fool about with

adjust slightly

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To waste or spend time idly and unfruitfully

fritter away time

idle away the hours

sit on one's hands

while away the time

do nothing in particular

while away time

not lift a finger

kick your heels

while away hours

fritter time away

shirk one's duties

take things easy

bat back and forth

lay on one's oars

sit back and do nothing

rest on your oars

while away the hours

get no place fast

scrounge around

sit on one's butt

have nothing to do

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Verb

To do nothing much, or to engage in frivolous activities

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