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Quedarse con los brazos cruzados sin hacer nada


ROBINDESBOIS September 12, 2009 02:07 AM

Quedarse con los brazos cruzados sin hacer nada
 
In English?
Meaning : To remain passive before some injustice

Elaina September 12, 2009 04:17 AM

Blind to the world around him....??

ROBINDESBOIS September 12, 2009 04:24 AM

DO you have an expression with folded arms ?

pjt33 September 12, 2009 05:23 AM

To look the other way.

ROBINDESBOIS September 12, 2009 05:44 AM

nothing with arms then. OK

Rusty September 12, 2009 09:04 AM

To stand with one's arms crossed/folded is a very common expression in English, but it means to not do anything.

While we toiled away in the kitchen, he stood there with his arms crossed (and didn't lift a finger).

cruzarse de brazos = not to do anything (not to lift a finger)

ROBINDESBOIS September 12, 2009 11:05 AM

To remain passive to what´s going on around the world?????????????


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