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painting rocks

painting rocks noun: pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.

Noun

painting rocks (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, idiomatic) pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.

Questions about painting rocks

What does painting rocks mean?
Painting rocks means pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.
What part of speech is painting rocks?
Painting rocks is a noun.

Words near painting rocks in the dictionary

  1. painting knife
  2. painting knives
  3. painting oneself into a corner
  4. painting out
  5. painting over
  6. painting rocks
  7. painting the tape
  8. painting the town
  9. painting the town red
  10. painting the wagon
  11. painting up

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