Hi,
In the passage below dealing with announced industrial action by British doctors, is the “on the golf course” same as “loafing”? Is it a newly-coined idiom?
Thank you.
Q. Will doctors be on the golf course?
A. Doctors are instructed to be at their workplace in order that they are available for urgent cases. The BMA says patients turning up at their GP’s surgery who say they need “urgent” treatment will be seen.