goldbrick

verb

avoid (one's assigned duties)
（その人の割り当てられた任務）避ける
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
  職務怠慢な兵士は彼の義務を回避した
deprive of by deceit
偽りにより奪う
- He swindled me out of my inheritance
  彼は、私から遺産をだましとった
- She defrauded the customers who trusted her
  彼女は彼女を信じた顧客をだました
- the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
  あまりに小さいお釣りを私に渡したとき、出納係は、私をだました

noun

anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
価値のあるように思えるが、無価値と分かってしまうようなもの
a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
金のように見えるがそうでないれんが形ブロック
an idle worthless person
怠惰で役に立たない人
a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
しかるべき苦労もなく楽な兵役を勤める兵士

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