tidy one's sock drawer

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To do, or supposedly do, a mundane and unimportant activity as an excuse to avoid something onerous or unappealing. figuratively
    — My tax return has to be completed today, but I feel a sudden urge to tidy my sock drawer.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tidy, one's, sock, drawer.

词形变化

tidies one's sock drawer present,singular,third-person tidying one's sock drawer participle,present tidied one's sock drawer participle,past tidied one's sock drawer past
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