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play truant
stay away from school, truant; Brit. informal skive (off), bunk off; Irish informal mitch (off); N. Amer. informal play hookey, goof off; Austral./NZ informal play the wag.
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play truant
To stay away from school without permission or good reason
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Main Entry: ↑truant

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play truant british phrase
to stay away from school without permission

Parents often don’t know their children are playing truant.

Thesaurus: attendance and non-attendance at school or universityhyponym
Main entry: truant

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I
see truant
II
stay away from school or work without permission or explanation; play hooky

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play truant
Brit informal : to miss school without permission

He's been playing truant [=(US) playing hooky, (Brit) skiving off] with his friends.

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Main Entry: ↑truant

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play ˈtruant idiom
(BrE) (NAmE old-fashioned, informal play ˈhooky) to stay away from school without permission
see also ↑bunk off, ↑skive
Main entry: ↑truantidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.