油あぶらを売うる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

loaf around on the job; dawdle; waste time

Idiomatic expression for slacking off or idling during work hours, often with a nuance of chatting or doing something unproductive instead of working.

• 彼かれは仕し事ごと中ちゅうによく油あぶらを売うっている。

  He often loafs around during work.

• 油あぶらを売うってないで、早はやく仕し事ごとを終おわらせなさい。

  Stop dawdling and finish your work quickly.