play hooky

play hooky
(US) To miss school, work, or other duties without permission or an excuse.

Plenty of people played hooky from work to go see the movie on opening day.


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  • play hooky — {v. phr.}, {informal} To stay out of school to play. * /Carl is failing in school because he has played hooky so many times during the year./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • play hooky — {v. phr.}, {informal} To stay out of school to play. * /Carl is failing in school because he has played hooky so many times during the year./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • play hooky — ☆ play hooky or play hookey n. see HOOKY * * * …   Universalium

  • play hooky — If people play hooky, they don t attend school when they should and don t have a valid reason for their absence …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • play hooky — ☆ play hooky or play hookey n. see HOOKY …   English World dictionary

  • play hooky — verb play truant from work or school The boy often plays hooky • Syn: ↑bunk off • Usage Domain: ↑slang, ↑cant, ↑jargon, ↑lingo, ↑argot, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • play hooky —    If people play hooky, they don t attend school when they should and don t have a valid reason for their absence.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • play hooky — [...”huki] tv. to not go to school; to not keep an appointment. □ I played hooky today and did not go to work. □ Tommy is probably playing hooky from school again …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • play\ hooky — v. phr. informal To stay out of school to play. Carl is failing in school because he has played hooky so many times during the year …   Словарь американских идиом

  • play hooky — vb American to play truant. Hooky (or hookey ) is related to the cockney hook it: to take to one s heels , escape …   Contemporary slang

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