cut class

Idioms  

1. Absent oneself from a class or other, usually mandatory event, as in If he cuts one more class he'll fail the course. [Late 1700s]

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cut class

At the last Holyrood election, the SNP promised to cut class contact time by 90 minutes a week to give teachers more time for activities such as lesson preparation and marking.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

In the past, Don’Zeal sometimes cut class to be with his friends.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2022

The expansion pack will feature Sims characters experiencing “the rollercoaster of puberty,” complete with events like prom, school pranks, and the ability to cut class.

From The Verge ● Jul. 1, 2022

Students cut class to swim in the Río Molino, played soccer in 90% humidity and stole mangoes and watermelons from the street vendor everyone called Chepito.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2020

I was grateful she was willing to cut class so that Evan wouldn't learn that he'd turned me into a blubbering wreck.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi