play hooky
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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
