We used to lark about after school instead of doing our homework.
He's always searching for a magic bullet instead of doing consistent hard work.
He tried to piggyback on my research instead of doing his own.
They sat on the porch, trading chin music instead of doing their chores.
Your surgeon may use a laparoscope instead of doing open surgery.
Being in the temple instead of doing a little job or something extra.
She prefers to wander around instead of doing the sights with a group tour.
Prefiere pasear por su cuenta en vez de hacer turismo con un grupo organizado.
The children begged to play hide and seek instead of doing homework.
Los niños suplicaron jugar al escondite en vez de hacer los deberes.
Mom scolded us for loitering instead of doing our homework.
Mamá nos regañó por perder el tiempo en lugar de hacer la tarea.
We played a frustrating round of phone tag instead of doing business.
Jugamos una frustrante ronda de ping-pong telefónico en lugar de hacer negocios.
They got in trouble for goofing off instead of doing their chores.
Se metieron en problemas por andar de vagos en lugar de hacer sus tareas.
He managed to fob me off with excuses instead of doing the work.
Logró salirse con la suya dándome excusas en lugar de hacer el trabajo.
He often resorts to a quick fix instead of doing the proper repairs.
A menudo recurre a soluciones improvisadas en lugar de hacer las reparaciones adecuadas.