Free time to be loafing around with 油を売る
Idiom Explanation: Neglecting one's work with 油を売る
Rubeus finds Esmeraude spying on Prince Demande.
- ルベウス:
- 「エスメロード こんな所で油を売ってるヒマはあるのか？」
- “Esmeraude, do you have time to be loafing around in such a place?”
Key Points
1油を売ってる = “loafing around” / “slacking off”
- 油を売る is an idiom meaning to waste time chatting or idling instead of doing what you should be doing.
- Here Rubeus is criticizing Esmeraude for being distracted instead of focusing on her mission.
2売ってる = casual spoken form of 売っている
- 〜てる is a very common spoken contraction of 〜ている.
- That contraction keeps the line sharp and conversational, fitting an irritated reprimand.
3こんな所で = “in a place like this”
- こんな所で adds a critical tone: “here, of all places” or “in a place like this”.
See Also
- Idiom: Neglecting one's work with 油を売る
- Grammar: Ongoing actions and resulting states with 〜ている
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
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