Permanecer parado, sin hacer nada de provecho.
To remain idle, not doing any useful activity.
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See how the word “estar de brazos cruzados” is used in sentences
¿Por qué estás siempre de brazos cruzados? — Why do you always stand about doing nothing?
Se quedaron de brazos cruzados mientras empezaba la reunión. — They stood about doing nothing while the meeting started.
¡Deja de estar de brazos cruzados y échame una mano! — Stop standing about doing nothing and help me out!
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