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rester les bras croisés
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to stand by idly, to sit back and do nothing
ne rien faire alors qu'on devrait agir
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Examples
Je ne peux pas rester les bras croisés devant cette injustice.
I can't stand by idly in the face of this injustice.
Pendant la crise, le gouvernement est resté les bras croisés.
During the crisis, the government sat back and did nothing.
