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dodge the column

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
dodge the -col-umn
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to avoid doing work.

British usage; Informal

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

dodges the column (present, singular) dodging the column (participle, present) dodged the column (participle, past) dodged the column (past)

Phrases

swing the lead

Frequently Paired Words

swing the lead

Questions

What does dodge the column mean?
to avoid doing work.
Where does dodge the column come from?
From column in the sense of "a body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road."

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