chuck a sickie
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chuck a sickie
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A more slangy variant of throw a sickie.
verb chucks a sickie · chucking a sickie · chucked a sickie
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To take a day off from work feigning ill health.
2010, Veechi Curtis, Lynley Averis, Bookkeeping For Dummies, Australian & New Zealand Edition, page 180,
For example, if an employee chucks a sickie, you need to check that they have enough sick leave available.
Similar: pull a sickie, throw a sickie
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verb to feign illness so to take time off work
| Русский | сказаться больным skazatʹsja bolʹnym |
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