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play hooky





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She joked that when she wants to play hooky, she can walk across the street from her office to enjoy a free concert.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021

"He would play hooky… and tan aggressively. He looked like a Versace bag."

From Fox News • Sep. 28, 2021

We take a weekday in early December, play hooky from our respective jobs, and take a leisurely approach to loading up on gifts.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2015

Richard had an urge to play hooky himself—to seize Suzanne away from the nuns, then bar the doors and hunker down.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 26, 2012

It was my junior year of high school, and Mitra persuaded my parents to let me play hooky for the day.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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