a concentration problem

a concentration problem
   idleness or inattention
   Educational jargon in a world where there are no lazy or stupid children:
    You clearly have a concentration problem, 'are an idle bitch', and I was wondering... (Amis, 1978)
   See also problem.

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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