pull a sickie
pull a sickie verb: to skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.
Verb
pull a sickie (third-person singular simple present pulls a sickie, present participle pulling a sickie, simple past and past participle pulled a sickie)
- To skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.
- But not all excuses for pulling a sickie are equal, it seems.2015 November 7, Lucy White, “The most acceptable reasons to take a sick day revealed”, in The Independent
- We decided to check exactly what your boss can - and can't - do to employees who bunk off, tune in at work, slide off to the pub or pull a sickie.2016 June 16, James Andrews, Julia Rampen, “Can you be sacked for watching England-Wales at work? These are your rights”, in Daily Mirror
- Synonyms:
- chuck a sickie, throw a sickie
Synonyms of pull a sickie
Forms of pull a sickie
| third-person singular present | pulls a sickie |
|---|---|
| present participle | pulling a sickie |
| past participle | pulled a sickie |
| past | pulled a sickie |
Words that rhyme with pull a sickie
Questions about pull a sickie
- What does pull a sickie mean?
- Pull a sickie means to skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.
- What part of speech is pull a sickie?
- Pull a sickie is a verb.
- What is the past tense of pull a sickie?
- The past tense of pull a sickie is pulled a sickie.
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