goldbrick
verb/ˈɡəʊldbrɪk/
/ˈɡəʊldbrɪk/
[intransitive] (US English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they goldbrick | /ˈɡəʊldbrɪk/ /ˈɡəʊldbrɪk/ |
| he / she / it goldbricks | /ˈɡəʊldbrɪks/ /ˈɡəʊldbrɪks/ |
| past simple goldbricked | /ˈɡəʊldbrɪkt/ /ˈɡəʊldbrɪkt/ |
| past participle goldbricked | /ˈɡəʊldbrɪkt/ /ˈɡəʊldbrɪkt/ |
| -ing form goldbricking | /ˈɡəʊldbrɪkɪŋ/ /ˈɡəʊldbrɪkɪŋ/ |
- to be lazy and try to avoid work by pretending to be ill
- Some people are goldbricking on the job.
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