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Morrru Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Collocation question

I'd like to ask whether the sentence: Indolence must be earned. make any sense? As the sentence: Trust must be earned.

Maybe it would be better to write: For indolence one should work? or One should work for indolence?

Thanks for help.
  

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Are you sure you are using the correct word? Indolence is idleness, laziness or lethargy. It isn't something someone works for or earns.

— KJinCali79

  • Are you sure you are using the correct word?
  • Indolence is idleness, laziness or lethargy.
  • It isn't something someone works for or earns.
  • In fact, it's quite the opposite.
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Are you sure you are using the correct word?

Indolence is idleness, laziness or lethargy. It isn't something someone works for or earns. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
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What I want to write is that one has to work hard in order to reach this convenient state of laziness (nothing comes without hard work). I want to paraphrase this using the word "indolence".
Just as with "Trust must be earned" I want to write "Indolence must be earned" meaning what i have just written.

Thank you.
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