What does mean "Idle" in this sentence?
We have not been idle in the field of sport. We have already had two swimming matches, one against the students of the Technical College and the other against the University medial students.
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Being idle = "doing nothing, just sitting around, etc."
Not being idle = "making progress, doing things, etc."
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Sitting around doing nothing. In this context is a more formal way of saying they have not been lazy.
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