goldbricked

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English - Turkish

Definition of goldbricked in English Turkish dictionary

goldbrick
(deyim) tembel
goldbrick
{f} kaytarmak, işten kaçmak; işini üstünkörü yapmak; kendi işini başkalarına bırakmak
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Definition of goldbricked in English English dictionary

goldbrick
A shirker or malingerer
goldbrick
A swindler
goldbrick
A gold brick, especially one that is fraudulent or nonexistent; also used figuratively

that if he bought a goldbrick from Podhoretz for $25,000, he ought to pay me more than the $5,000 a volume that had been agreed on for the pure gold.

goldbrick
{i} worthless brick made to appear as though it were made of gold; something which is worth little yet has the appearance of value; slacker, lazy person, one who avoids work (Military Slang)
goldbrick
a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
goldbrick
An ingot of gold
goldbrick
To swindle
goldbrick
To shirk or malinger
goldbrick
anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not an idle worthless person a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
goldbrick
an idle worthless person
goldbrick
someone who stays away from their work, especially by pretending that they are ill (From a trick in which a brick is sold by pretending it is made of gold)
goldbrick
a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
goldbrick
deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
goldbrick
anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
goldbrick
avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"