English Explanatory Dictionary

tidy one's sock drawer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To do, or supposedly do, a mundane and unimportant activity as an excuse to avoid something onerous or unappealing.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tidy, one's, sock, drawer.

Word forms

tidy one's sock drawer tidies one's sock drawer tidying one's sock drawer tidied one's sock drawer
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