dodge the column

dodge the column

To avoid doing some job or task. Primarily heard in UK. Oh, she's not really sick—she's just trying to dodge the column and leave me with all her work!
See also: column, dodge
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dodge the column

shirk your duty; avoid work. British informal
Column is a military term which refers to the usual formation of troops for marching.
See also: column, dodge
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • as the case may be
  • happy as a pig in muck
  • muck
  • (as) happy as a pig in muck
  • through and through
  • be dragging (one's) feet
  • be dragging your feet
  • crisis
  • athlete
  • be a (something) in the making
References in periodicals archive
At least Denis Cosgrove does not dodge the column in his use of Renaissance spectacle and theatre to elucidate the tension between "visual and textual truth in contemporary landscape criticism" (p.
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