at one's leisure
English
Prepositional phrase
- At one’s convenience.
- 1872, Jacob Abbott, Gentle Measures In The Management And Training Of The Young […] , Harper & Brothers, page 40:
- “Hannah! Hannah!” exclaimed her mother; “I told you not to go near that tree! Get your flowers quick, if you must get them, and come away.”
Hannah went on gathering the flowers at her leisure.
“You will certainly get stung,” said her mother.
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