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What is another word for goldbrick?

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Verb

To laze or idle by shirking one's responsibilities

To avoid or shirk something, especially one's responsibilities

To gain an advantage or profit by using unfair or deceitful methods

To delay taking action

To avoid one's lessons or work

One who shirks a duty or responsibility

A person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine

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To laze or idle by shirking one's responsibilities

moulder^UK

molder^US

do nothing in particular

sit back and do nothing

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“They say nobody should work, just be happy, just goldbrick along.”

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To avoid or shirk something, especially one's responsibilities

“The youngest of the boys has lately been trying to goldbrick his way out of anything he finds remotely unpleasant.”

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To gain an advantage or profit by using unfair or deceitful methods

victimise^UK

victimize^US

lead up the garden path

give someone a bum steer

outmaneuver^US

pull the wool over someone's eyes

lead down the garden path

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

put on the wrong track

sell a bill of goods to

wrong-foot

send on a wild goose chase

throw dust in someone's eyes

do someone in the eye

forswear

go back on

interfere with

be economical with the truth

give wrong information to

balk^US

worm one's way out of

beat around the bush

slip something over on

play a practical joke on

baulk^UK

put someone up to something

do number on

split

give the wrong impression

play fast and loose with

terrorize^US

send on a wild-goose chase

gerrymander

twist around your little finger

make somebody look an idiot

terrorise^UK

exploit a loophole in

put someone off their stride

lie through one's teeth

tell a terminological inexactitude

concoct a story

be forsworn

depart from the truth

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To delay taking action

temporise^UK

temporize^US

put off doing something

kick the can down the road

let the grass grow under one's feet

put on the back burner

stay in the background

shy away

be reluctant to come forward

move slowly

be ambivalent

shillyshally

employ delaying tactics

use Fabian tactics

stall for time

avoid making a decision

avoid committing oneself

take too long

fiddle about

take one's own sweet time

avoid doing something

keep from doing something

appear to pass slowly

balk^US

baulk^UK

stop what you're doing

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To avoid one's lessons or work

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One who shirks a duty or responsibility

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“Someone needs to tell that goldbrick to get back to work.”

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A person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine

phoney^UK

phony^US

wolf in sheep's clothing

unscrupulous operator

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