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(avoid work) tirer au flanc, tirer au cul; School sécher les cours2 noun(easy job) planque f;∎ she's taking PE because it's such a skive elle a choisi éducation physique parce que c'est pépèrese défiler, tirer au flanc, tirer au cul; School sécher les cours∎ to skive off school sécher les cours;∎ to skive off work ne pas aller bosser -
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2. noun* * *(colloq) [skaɪv] transitive verb GB (also skive off)1) ( shirk) tirer au flanc (colloq)2) ( be absent) ( from school) sécher l'école (colloq); ( from work) ne pas aller au boulot (colloq)3) ( leave early) se tirer (colloq) -
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skive off sth — UK US skive off sth Phrasal Verb with skive({{}}/skaɪv/ verb [I] (also skive off) UK INFORMAL WORKPLACE ► to not go to work, school, etc. when you should: skive off work/school »It s easy to exaggerate an illness in order to skive off work … Financial and business terms
skive off — ˌskive ˈoff [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they skive off he/she/it skives off present participle skiving off past tense … Useful english dictionary
skive off — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms skive off : present tense I/you/we/they skive off he/she/it skives off present participle skiving off past tense skived off past participle skived off British informal skive off something to avoid … English dictionary
skive off — vb British to avoid work or duty, malinger. Skive is either from the obscure verb in standard English meaning to shave off (pieces of leather), from the Old Norse skifa, meaning to slice, or from another unre corded dialect term. It has been… … Contemporary slang
skive off — v. avoid work or responsibilities; shirk … English slang
bunk off work — ˌbunk ˈoff | ˌbunk off ˈschool/ˈwork derived (BrE, informal) to stay away from school or work when you should be there; to leave school or work early Syn: ↑skive, Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
skive — [ skaıv ] verb intransitive BRITISH INFORMAL to not be at work or school when you should be there ╾ skiv|er noun count ,skive off phrasal verb intransitive or transitive BRITISH INFORMAL skive off something to avoid going to school or work when… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skive — [skaıv] v also skive off [i]BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from French esquiver to get away secretly ] to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving without permission >skiver n … Dictionary of contemporary English
skive — UK [skaɪv] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms skive : present tense I/you/we/they skive he/she/it skives present participle skiving past tense skived past participle skived British informal to not be at work or school when you should be there He … English dictionary
skive — also skive off verb (I) BrE informal to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving without permission skiver noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
skive — I. /skaɪv/ (say skuyv) verb (t) (skived, skiving) to split or cut (leather, etc.) into layers or slices; shave (hides, etc.). {Middle English schīve slice (of bread), from Old Norse skīfa (verb, noun) slice} II. /skaɪv/ (say skuyv) phrase (skived …
