dodge the column

English

Etymology

From column in the sense of "a body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road."

Verb

dodge the column (third-person singular simple present dodges the column, present participle dodging the column, simple past and past participle dodged the column)

1. (chiefly UK, informal, figuratively) to avoid doing work.

See also

• swing the lead

References

• “dodge the column” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.