dally (/dawdle/drearn/drivel /fiddle/fling/fool/fritter/idle/muddle/pass/potter/snore/throw/trifle/while/whistle) away one't time (/the hours/the years); let the grass grow under one's feet; let time slip by without accomplishing anything; spend one’s life in fruitless efforts; the years drift by
❍ 那王子游手好闲，～。That prince did nothing but idle a way his time.
蹉跎岁月
idle away one’s time;let time slip by without achieving anything
蹉跎岁月cuō tuó suì yuè
蹉跎：时间白白流逝。形容虚度光阴。idle away one’s time, let time slip by accomplishing nothing, trifhe one’s time