time sink

time sink
Something that consumes a great deal of time, usually with little benefit; a waste of time.

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  • sink in — or[soak in] {v.}, {informal} To be completely understood; be fully realized or felt. * /Everybody laughed at the joke but Joe; it took a moment for it to sink in before he laughed too./ * /When Frank heard that war had started, it didn t sink in… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sink in — or[soak in] {v.}, {informal} To be completely understood; be fully realized or felt. * /Everybody laughed at the joke but Joe; it took a moment for it to sink in before he laughed too./ * /When Frank heard that war had started, it didn t sink in… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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