Meanings
verbdodge the column (third-person singular simple present dodges the column, present participle dodging the column, simple past and past participle dodged the column)
present singular third person dodges the column · participle present dodging the column · participle past dodged the column · past dodged the column
- UKfigurativelyinformalto avoid doing work.
Origin
From column in the sense of "a body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road."
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APA
dodge the column. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodge%20the%20column
MLA
“dodge the column.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodge%20the%20column. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dodge the column,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodge%20the%20column.
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