Language: en
Meaning: (idiomatic)A person whosits on their hands; one whodawdlesor remainsidlewhen action is needed.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:idler1968,Newsweek, volume71, numbers10–18, page13:A key factor in Nelson Rockefeller's noncandidacy decision was the failure of the Republican governors—and leading liberal Republicans—to come out for him publicly after New Hampshire. There were personal telephone calls urging him to run, but that was all … Among the biggesthand-sitterswas a former Republican governor[…]; (idiomatic)Anunenthusiasticorunresponsivemember of anaudience.1989,Indiana Review, volume13, page98:They were such a responsive audience, for one thing, so unlike the academichand-sittershe was used to, and they'd turned out in such large numbers, despite a heavy downpour, filling the basement of the First Presbyterian Church to capacity, even standing in the back and along the walls.
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