to act as / to serve as

(dated) to play truant, to play hooky, to skip class, to ditch, to bunk

(dated) to play truant, to play hooky, to skip class, to ditch, to bunk

(informal) to flop, to bomb, to tank

(informal) to flop, to bomb, to tank

(dated, informal, figuratively) to not find what one was looking for, to come back empty-handed, to draw a blank

to lie low, to keep quiet

to lie low, to keep quiet

(informal) to have a shit fit, to throw a tantrum, to get one's knickers in a twist, to get one's panties in a bunch (over something trivial)

(informal) to get things done, to keep things going, to move things along, to help move things forward