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goldbricking

/ˈɡəʊld.brɪk.ɪŋ/

/ˈɡoʊld.brɪk.ɪŋ/

Translations

goldbrickverb

goldbricking

Gerund

goldbricked

Past Simple

goldbricked

Past Participle

goldbricking

Gerund

/ˈɡəʊld.brɪk/

/ˈɡoʊld.brɪk/

He tried to goldbrick his way out of doing the project.

Он пытался увиливать от выполнения проекта.

Synonyms

slack off

goldbrickverb

To avoid work or responsibility by pretending to be ill or otherwise incapacitated.

He tried to goldbrick his way out of the project by claiming he had a sudden headache.

To swindle or deceive someone, especially by presenting something worthless as valuable.

The con artist attempted to goldbrick the tourists by selling them fake jewelry.