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out sick

out sick adjective: absent from work due to an illness.

Adjective

out sick (not comparable)

  1. (US, idiomatic) Absent from work due to an illness.
    • “We didn't think it was right that an executive should get paid when he's out sick while a production worker gets docked." Being fair has paid off for American Steel.1989, CFO.
    • Picture the grilling you'll get ahead of time, to anticipate questions that don't arise in typical job interviews: “If you're out sick, will your partner cover for you? What if one of you quits?”1982, Cosmopolitan

Questions about out sick

What does out sick mean?
Out sick means absent from work due to an illness.
What part of speech is out sick?
Out sick is an adjective.

Words near out sick in the dictionary

  1. out on one's feet
  2. out on the tiles
  3. out one's mind
  4. out over one's skis
  5. Out Rawcliffe
  6. out sick
  7. out the ass
  8. out the blue
  9. out the wazoo
  10. out the window
  11. out the ying yang

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