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throw a sickie — If you pretend to be ill to take a day off work or school, you throw a sickie … The small dictionary of idiomes
Throw a Sickie — Infobox Album | Name = Throw a Sickie Type = EP Artist = Tall Dwarfs Released = 1986 Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Flying Nun Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = That s the Long and Short of It (1985) This album = Throw a Sickie… … Wikipedia
throw a sickie — If you pretend to be ill to take a day off work or school, you throw a sickie. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Throw a sickie — If you pretend to be ill to take a day off work or school, you throw a sickie … Dictionary of English idioms
throw a sickie — Vrb phrs. Falsely claim to be ill, usually to avoid work … English slang and colloquialisms
sickie — sick‧ie [ˈsɪki] noun [countable] informal throw a sickie , pull a sickie when you say that you are ill and do not go to work, even though you are not really ill: • He was so fed up that he decided to throw a sickie instead of going into the… … Financial and business terms
sickie — I Australian Slang day off sick from work II Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) as in Throw a sickie : to take time off work officially for illness, but more likely for a fun day! From Peter … English dialects glossary
sickie — as in Throw a sickie : to take time off work officially for illness, but more likely for a fun day! From Peter … Kiwi (New Zealand slang)
sickie — Noun. A period away from work with illness, and usually without just medical cause. Cf. throw a sickie . Informal. Orig. Aust./N.Z … English slang and colloquialisms
Underhand — may refer to one of the following:*Underhand chop, lumberjack s technique *Underhand grip ** a grip in drumming technique ** a grip of the bow in playing string instruments ** in archery ** in weightlifting *Underhand pass or underhand serve in… … Wikipedia
