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play hooky





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Asked how it felt to suddenly become a Drifter, Mr. Thomas told Mr. Goldberg: “As a kid, I used to play hooky to see the Drifters at the Apollo. It felt good!”

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023

The Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce is asking business owners to let their employees "play hooky" from work and step in as substitute teachers.

From Fox News • Feb. 7, 2022

Raketty started reading SGN as a high schooler, when she’d play hooky to hang out with her boyfriend on Capitol Hill.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 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

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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