skiving off
Avoiding work deliberately
Skiving off is British slang for avoiding work or duty, especially by sneaking away or pretending to be busy elsewhere: He's always skiving off early on Fridays.
The phrase implies shirking responsibilities rather than having legitimate reason to be absent.
To skive is the verb form; a skiver is someone who habitually does it.
- excusesExplanations offered for faults
- pulling a sickieFeigning illness to skip work
- throwing a sickieFalsely claiming illness to miss work
- absenteeismHabitual failure to attend
- unauthorized absenceBeing away without approval
ditching · playing hooky · cutting class · laziness · procrastination · reprimand · shirking · malingering · loafing · slacking · sickie · guilt · truancy · wagging · French leave · sneaking out · avoidance · suspicion
skiving offshowing up
Arriving at a place
turning up · clocking in · attending · reporting for duty · perfect attendance
skiving offgrafting
Joining tissues to grow together
buckling down · knuckling down · applying oneself · toiling · pulling one's weight