dodge the column
English
editEtymology
editFrom column in the sense of "a body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road."
Verb
editdodge 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
editReferences
edit- “dodge the column” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.