# tidy one's sock drawer

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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