put off the evil hour

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put off the evil hour

To procrastinate or postpone some task, activity, or event anticipated to be particularly unpleasant, arduous, or irritating. I know I need to file my taxes soon, but I just keep putting off the evil hour.

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put off the evil day
put something on the long finger
put (something) on the long finger
waste time
time and tide wait for no man
time and tide wait for no one
give me strength
give me strength!
a pain in the neck

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put it there!
put it to
put it to (one)
put it to somebody that...
put it to someone
put lead in (one's) pencil
put lead in one's pencil
put lead in your pencil
put lipstick on a pig
put mind to
put money into (something)
put money into something
put money on
put money on somebody/something
put money up
put money where mouth is
put neck on the line
put no stock in (something)
put nose in
put nose out of joint
put nose to the grindstone
put oar in
put off
put off by
put off the evil day
put off the evil hour
put off the scent
put off the track
put on
put on (one's) dancing shoes
put on (one's) face
put on (one's) thinking cap
put on a (brave) front
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put on a clinic
put on a good, poor, wonderful, etc. show
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put on a/the wooden overcoat
put on airs
put on airs and graces
put on airs, to
put on an act
put on hold
put on hold/ice/the back burner, to
put on ice
put on one's thinking cap
put on one's thinking cap, to
put on paper
put on sackcloth and ashes
put on side
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put neck on the line
put next to
put no stock in
put no stock in (something)
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put nose out of joint
put nose out of joint
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put nose out of joint
put nose out of joint
put nose to the grindstone
put nose where it's not wanted
put oar
put oar
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put oar in
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Put Off Everything Tomorrow's Saturday
put off of
put off stride
put off stroke
put off the evil day
put off the evil hour
put off the scent
put off the scent
put off the scent
put off the track
put off the trail
put off their stroke
put off their stroke
put off their stroke
put on
put on
put on
put on
put on
put on (one's) dancing shoes
put on (one's) face
put on (one's) thinking cap
put on a (brave) front
put on a (good, poor, etc.) show
put on a back burner
put on a brave face
put on a brave front
put on a clinic
put on a diet
put on a front
put on a front burner
put on a good show
put on a good, poor, wonderful, etc. show
put on a good/poor/etc. show
Put on A Happy Face
put on a pedestal
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