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Meaning of do a never | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To mess about; to idle instead of working.

UK, dated, slang

Examples

“The Chief Buffer has got a howl on now because he got a blast from Torps, as so many of the part of ship hands were doing a never on the messdecks instead of working the main derrick.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

do a number on do a perish do a power of good do a Reggie Perrin do a runner do a slow burn