English Dictionary

play hooky

verb

(idiomatic, US) To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission nor an excuse); to skive or to bunk off (UK);

I decided to play hooky from work and go to the beach.

意味（1）

(idiomatic, US) To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission nor an excuse); to skive or to bunk off (UK);

Plenty of people played hooky from work to go see the movie on opening day.