do a bunk
Slip away unnoticed
To do a bunk is to leave hurriedly, especially to escape or avoid something—running away from responsibility, debt, or an unpleasant situation.
The expression is British and informal: He did a bunk before the landlord could collect the rent.
Sometimes shortened to simply bunk: She bunked off school.
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- do a runnerEscape to avoid obligation
- run awayDepart hastily to escape
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- make a break for itSudden desperate flight
disappear · decamp · take French leave · bug out · escape · clear out · leg it · make off · beat it · scram · vamoose · get out of Dodge · cut and run · bolt · break free · skedaddle · scoot · vanish
presence and commitment
do a bunkstay put
Remain in place
remain · stick around · stand one's ground · show up · arrive
responsibility
do a bunkface the music
Accept deserved consequences
own up · take responsibility · front up · stand one's ground · stand and deliver