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to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

袖手旁观
xiù shǒu páng guān
x+iù·4th tonesh+ǒu·3rd tonep+áng·2nd toneg+uān·1st tone
WordHSK 7-9
Examples2 available
If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.
你要是不答应的话，我就袖手旁观。
As long as good people do nothing, evil will triumph.
只要好人袖手旁观，恶人就会得胜。