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couch potato:

Definitions:

  1. an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)

Examples:

  1. , " he added . The ultimate aim of the project is good news for couch potatoes everywhere - to give patients ' bones the benefits of exercise without having to exert
  2. active sport programme at a time when too many of the population are becoming ' couch potatoes ' . * The Government 's range of options for change are unnecessary because the
  3. off work , get your fridge stocked and prepare to smash the myth that says couch potatoes are non-competitive . Top of the league ! The extraction of slate involves the drilling
  4. freedom for the media were n't fought to provide an arcane spectator sport for political couch potatoes . For the revolutionary heroes of the past , the fight to abolish censorship and
  5. presentation technology where I learned that high technology tends to discourage participation ( think ' couch potato ' ) : '' HIGH TECHNOLOGY = LOW PARTICIPATION '' The main message was that

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