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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

Dog it

One who shirks a duty or responsibility

Coward

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

make yourself at home

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

pull the wool over one's eyes

lead one down the garden path

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

pull the wool over somebody's eyes

take someone for a ride

put on the wrong track

lead down the garden path

mess around

sell a bill of goods to

tease

send on a wild goose chase

hypnotize^US

mesmerize^US

hypnotise^UK

mesmerise^UK

put one over on someone

throw off

leave behind

shake off

pull a fast one on someone

throw dust in someone's eyes

do someone in the eye

forswear

interfere with

be economical with the truth

give wrong information to

balk^US

make somebody look an idiot

worm one's way out of

sell someone down the river

pigeon

pull in

slip something over on

play a practical joke on

baulk^UK

make a fool of somebody

put someone up to something

lead somebody down the garden path

take to the cleaner's

do number on

massage

send on a wild-goose chase

give the wrong impression

terrorize^US

twist around your little finger

terrorise^UK

put someone off their stride

keep out of the way of

take the mickey out of

yank somebody's chain

exploit a loophole in

enthral^UK

magnetize^US

give somebody the slip

enthrall^US

put under magic spell

magnetise^UK

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

take one's own sweet time

balk^US

put something on the back burner

baulk^UK

avoid committing oneself

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

employ delaying tactics

stall for time

use Fabian tactics

avoid making a decision

proceed in a leisurely fashion

avoid doing something

keep from doing something

appear to pass slowly

stop what you're doing

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To avoid one's lessons or work

Verb

Dog it

Noun

One who shirks a duty or responsibility

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

Noun

Coward

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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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