不务正业

不务正业 [bù wù zhèng yè]

1. ■ be derelict in duty and run irrelevant business; not do honest work; not live by honest labour; ignore one's proper occupation; do not have a legitimate business or profession; not to attend to one's proper duties [main profession; proper business]; not to attend to one's own pursuit; be unmindful of one's work; not engage in honest work; do no decent work:

你成天游手好闲，不务正业， 还能做好自己的本职工作? How can you do your business if you just idle and do no decent work?