The boondoggle, which leaped literally into fame overnight when it was introduced by Rochester Boy Scouts at the jamboree in England, is a braided lanyard on which various things such as whistles can be hung.
If a trip meant "for business" that results in a trip "for pleasure" can be characterized as a boondoggle, then is there a word for the converse, where a trip "for pleasure" (eg. vacation) results in
1 How about boondoggle? noun 1. work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value. "writing off the cold fusion phenomenon as a boondoggle best buried in literature"
One might think of boondoggle/boondoggling but I'm looking for something a bit different: rather than trying to appear busy without actually being so, I'm trying to find a word or expression to de...
@Boondoggle UK english, but even that is poorly spoken by most people in our country He uses "will" in place of "would" when describing ANYTHING would like to do.
act on/carry out/follow (sb's) instructions The shares allow him to force the board to carry out his instructions. disregard/ignore (sb's) instructions I ignored the instructions I had been given and went ahead with the deal anyway.
Instructions are clear and detailed information on how to do something. Always read the instructions before you start taking the medicine.
Instructions is related to the verb instruct, meaning “teach.” Instructions are sets of information that teach you how to do something or use something. The more we use technology to make our lives easier, the more we need to read instructions to help us learn how to use the technology.