play truant

The children's commissioner said some children play truant while others experience anxiety or have educational needs so find it easier at home.

I will not play truant...I will not play...I will not...I will...I...I...

They said they did not want to strike, play truant or waste the time of their teachers but they had to make a stand.

When I was 13 or 14 I’d play truant to go and watch the matches in the bar, because they were on at eight in the morning.

Thus courageous Lila unexpectedly turns back when the girls play truant to glimpse the sea.