Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To toddle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
job ,task or other activity that is simple or easy to complete.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an easy task
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Examples
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It is a 'doddle' just sitting on the sidelines whinging about 'The Government' - which is why so many are not willing to take it on.
Budget Debate. Post Script Glyn Davies 2006
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It is a 'doddle' just sitting on the sidelines whinging about 'The Government' - which is why so many are not willing to take it on.
Archive 2006-12-01 Glyn Davies 2006
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After landing safely veteran Harry Herbert, 80, who was a pilot with the 10th Battalion during the battle, said Saturday's jump was a "doddle" by comparison.
Archive 2004-09-01 2004
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The work was a "doddle" compared to that on the dairy farm, Barb says.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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I must admit, I thought Plymouth would be a doddle.
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A NI posting has been, in recent years, a doddle for most squaddies, especially when the alternative, the alternation is a spell in Basra or Helmand.
Pathetic army excuse about base security does nothing to answer the questions Norfolk Blogger 2009
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So, the BBC/Media Studies quizette was a doddle (6/7, no bother: and I'm guessing I failed on the same one as Nich).
Meeja studies Norfolk Blogger 2009
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Playlists are a doddle - think you were pressing the wrong button.
Going against my better judgment and being proved right and wrong at the same time Norfolk Blogger 2009
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Instead, she can operate the mouse like a teenager while skilfully moving from one educational game to another, and carrying out a Google search is a doddle.
Think Progress » Lieberman Gets A Chuckle Out Of Peddling Far-Right Nuke Myth 2010
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Dicky: feeling unwell doddle: something easy (It was a doddle to get the Charlie.) dodgy: shady done over: beat up (He was done over by that bloke.)
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Open Writing Forum 2009
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