Dutch leave
Dutch leave noun: an absence without permission.
Noun
Dutch leave (uncountable)
- An absence without permission.
- By last week, when Queen Juliana flew back from an Italian vacation to swear in new Prime Minister Victor Marijnen, the government had taken Dutch leave for 70 days.1963, Time - Volume 82, page 22
- In July 1961 Gann fractured a rib from causes unspecified but stayed on the job until autumn when he again took "Dutch leave" for San Francisco, not returning until January 1962, and it was his absence during the interim, not working on material lists, which caused slow delivery and "green lumber"...1980, Merrill J. Mattes, Fort Laramie Park History, 1834-1977, page 279
Words that rhyme with Dutch leave
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- eve
- grieve
- Kharkiv
- breve
- conceive
- naive
- neve
- Pishchiv
- weave
- keeve
- Neave
- Piskiv
- reeve
- screeve
- skeeve
- aggrieve
- beleave
- French leave
- greave
- interweave
- perceive
- reave
- seave
- sheave
- shrieve
- sleave
- steeve
- steve
- take French leave
- Abib
- beeve
- deceive
- dreve
- eave
- gneeve
- khedive
- nieve
- peeve
- preconceive
- rebelieve
- reperceive
- thieve
- transceive
- we've
- Yves
Questions about Dutch leave
- What does Dutch leave mean?
- Dutch leave means an absence without permission.
- What part of speech is Dutch leave?
- Dutch leave is a noun.
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