To play truant

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to stray away; to loiter; especially, to stay out of school without leave.

- Sir T. Browne

See also: Truant

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absent attend bunk bunk off cut hooky jig miss mitch play hooky play truant skip truant wag			SOCRATES: Then consider the matter in this way:--Imagine that I am about to play truant (you may call the proceeding by any name which you like), and the laws and the government come and interrogate me: 'Tell us, Socrates,' they say; 'what are you about? Crito by Plato View in context			To pick to pieces To pick up To pile arms To pin one's faith upon To pinch at To pinon the sleeve of To pipe in an ivy leaf To pitch (a) camp To pitch into To place in the background To play at ducks and drakes To play booty To play devil with To play dummy To play hob To play into a person's hands To play off To play one's cards To play one's cards well To play pitch and toss with (anything) To play possum To play rex To play snow one's cards To play the fool To play the mischief To play truant To play upon To plow in To plow up To pluck away To pluck down to pluck off to pluck up To pocket a ball To pocket an insult To point a rope To point a sail To point at To point off To point the yards To point well To poke fun To poke fun at To polish off To poll a jury To pop off To pop the question To post off To post over To pray in aid To preach down			To pick up To pile arms To pin one's faith upon To pinch at To pinon the sleeve of To pipe in an ivy leaf To pitch (a) camp To pitch into To place in the background To play at ducks and drakes To play booty To play devil with To play dummy To play hob To play into a person's hands To play off To play one's cards To play one's cards well To play pitch and toss with (anything) To play possum To play rex To play snow one's cards To Play the Fool To play the mischief To play truant To play upon To plow in To plow up To pluck away To pluck down to pluck off to pluck up To pocket a ball To pocket an insult To point a rope To point a sail To point at To point off To point the yards To point well To poke fun To poke fun at To polish off To poll a jury To pop off To pop the question To post off To post over To pray in aid

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