dodge the column
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From column in the sense of "a body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road."
Verb[edit]
dodge the column (third-person singular simple present dodges the column, present participle dodging the column, simple past and past participle dodged the column)
- (chiefly UK, informal, figuratively) to avoid doing work.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “dodge the column” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.