play hooky
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"He would play hooky… and tan aggressively. He looked like a Versace bag."
From Fox News • Sep. 28, 2021
Raketty started reading SGN as a high schooler, when she’d play hooky to hang out with her boyfriend on Capitol Hill.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2021
“Fairly uncomfortable” is a massive understatement, given that your family is trying to convince you that your progressive, fatal illness is something you invented as an excuse to play hooky from work.
From Slate • Dec. 21, 2015
I doubt there’s a better way to play hooky in New York right now.
From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2014
It was my junior year of high school, and Mitra persuaded my parents to let me play hooky for the day.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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