do-nothingism
无为主义,无为而治,无所事事主义,无为论
Definitions
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- : the policy or practice of opposing a specific measure or change simply by refusing to consider or act on proposals; deliberate obstructionism.
Examples
When they thought about Lewis, what struck the players most was that he never acted like a do-gooder.
First on the to-do list, the profiling exercises to help the Western masses understand the nature of the wretched beast.
If someone wants to dismiss this as do-goodism, fine, but it has real world effects.
Think of it as the Jersey Shore exception, where you can act like a brutish goon and the first bust is essentially a do-over.
She tried the direct, how-do-you-do handshake approach, but was blocked by a burly aide-de-camp.
The ne'er-do-well blew, like seed before the wind, to distant places, but mankind at large stayed at home.
With time this land had mounted to great values and the holders had been made well-to-do thereby.
His parents were of the well-to-do farming class, occupied from one year's end to the other with the work of the fields.
“But it certainly was a great to-do,” murmured Jessie, as she tried to see what the boys were doing.
Widder Morse wants to ape these well-to-do folks that live tother end o Whiffle Street.