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動詞

pull a sickie (三人称単数 現在形 pulls a sickie, 現在分詞 pulling a sickie, 過去形および過去分詞形 pulled a sickie)

1. (slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) To to skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.
   • 2015 November 7, White, Lucy, “The most acceptable reasons to take a sick day revealed”, in The Independent‎^[1]:

     But not all excuses for pulling a sickie are equal, it seems.

   • 2016 June 16, Andrews, James; Rampen, Julia, “Can you be sacked for watching England-Wales at work? These are your rights”, in Daily Mirror‎^[2]:

     We decided to check exactly what your boss can - and can't - do to employees who bunk off, tune in at work, slide off to the pub or pull a sickie.

同意語

• (claim a sick day): chuck a sickie, throw a sickie, see also Thesaurus:shirk