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play hooky |
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play hooky to fail to attend school or some other event. Why aren't you in school? Are you playing hooky? I don't have time for the sales meeting today, so I think I'll just play hooky. See also: play play hooky (American & Australian informal) to stay away from school without permission Any kid who's not in school at this time of day must be playing hooky. See also: play play hooky to stay away from school without permission Any kid who's not in school at this time of day must be playing hooky. Usage notes: sometimes refers to staying away from a job or avoiding a duty: I decided to play hooky from work so I could go to the ballgame. See also: play How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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