tidy one's sock drawer

短语

词形变化

tidied one's sock drawer tidies one's sock drawer 三单 tidies one's sock drawer tidying one's sock drawer tidying one's sock drawer 现在分词 tidied one's sock drawer 过去式 tidied one's sock drawer 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To do, or supposedly do, a mundane and unimportant activity as an excuse to avoid something onerous or unappealing.

    比喻

    My tax return has to be completed today, but I feel a sudden urge to tidy my sock drawer.

    That guy at work asked me to a party on Saturday, but I think I'm tidying my sock drawer that night.

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tidy, one's, sock, drawer.