Slack off

To "slack off" is to do less than your share (especially at work).

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Many people equate sleeping at work with “slacking off.” To slack off is to do less than your share. A person who slacks off is lazy and doesn’t do what he or she is supposed to do. You don’t want to be perceived as a “slacker” or someone who “slacks off” at work. Still, a nap could be the opposite of slacking off, if it makes you more productive for the rest of the day.

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