to pretend to be ill
11Stage Fright (film) — Infobox Film name = Stage Fright caption= original film poster imdb id = 0042994 writer = Selwyn Jepson (novel Man Running) Alma Reville (adaptation) Whitfield Cook (screenplay) James Bridie (addl. dialog) Ranald MacDougall (uncredited) starring …
12Book of the Civilized Man — by Daniel of Beccles (Latin: Urbanus Magnus Danielis Becclesiensis). Also known as Liber Urbani or Urbanus Magnus or Civilized Man. It is believed to be the first English courtesy book (or book of manners), dating probably from the beginning of… …
13Only the Good... — Only The Good... Red Dwarf episode Episode no. Series 8 Episode 8 Directed by Ed Bye …
14The Prince and the Princess in the Forest — is a Danish fairy tale. It was collected by Evald Tang Kristensen in Eventyr fra Jylland . Andrew Lang included it in The Olive Fairy Book .ynopsisA king died. The queen was so inconsolable that her only child, Lester, the prince, suggested that… …
15Voetbalvrouwen — is a Dutch dramedy originally shown on the now defunct channel Tien; the second season saw a transfer to RTL 4 as part of its Sunday evening football slot (also cancelled now that NOS regained the Eredivisie broadcasting rights). Both seasons are …
16pout — 1. noun /paʊt/ a) Ones facial expression when pouting. With a pout, Natasha counted the drops, and her eyelashes kept time. b) A fit of sulking or sullenness. 2. verb /paʊt/ …
17ploy — [plɔı] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from employ] a clever and dishonest way of tricking someone so that you can get an advantage ▪ His usual ploy is to pretend he s ill. ploy to do sth ▪ a smart ploy to win votes …
18malinger — [[t]məlɪ̱ŋgə(r)[/t]] malingers, malingering, malingered VERB: usu cont (disapproval) If someone is malingering, they pretend to be ill in order to avoid working. She was told by her doctor that she was malingering …
19throw a sickie — If you pretend to be ill to take a day off work or school, you throw a sickie. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
20malinger — [mə lɪŋgə] verb pretend to be ill in order to escape duty or work. Derivatives malingerer noun Origin C19: back form. from malingerer, appar. from Fr. malingre, perh. formed as mal wrongly, improperly + haingre weak , prob. of Gmc origin …
