to pretend to be ill
21ploy — noun (C) a clever method of getting an advantage, especially by deceiving someone: His usual ploy is to pretend he s ill. | a cynical ploy to win votes …
22malinger — verb he was put on report for malingering Syn: pretend to be ill, feign (an) illness, fake (an) illness; shirk; informal goof off …
23swing the lead — If you swing the lead, you pretend to be ill or do not do your share of the work …
24throw a sickie — If you pretend to be ill to take a day off work or school, you throw a sickie …
25sorely — UK [ˈsɔː(r)lɪ] / US [ˈsɔrlɪ] adverb very much: used for emphasizing how much you feel a particular emotion You ll be sorely missed. I was sorely tempted to pretend I was ill …
26Throw a sickie — If you pretend to be ill to take a day off work or school, you throw a sickie …
27malinger — [mə liŋ′gər] vi. [< Fr malingre, sickly, infirm < mal, bad (see MAL ) + ? OFr heingre, lean, haggard] to pretend to be ill or otherwise incapacitated in order to escape duty or work; shirk malingerer n …
28swing the lead — phrasal Etymology: fr. the feeling that the task of sounding with the lead is a comparatively light assignment for a sailor Britain : malinger * * * swing the lead (nautical and milit sl) To invent specious excuses to evade duties • • • Main… …
29play possum — Pretend (usu. to be asleep, ill, or unconscious) …
30Bobino (emission) — Bobino (émission) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bobino. Bobino est le nom d un personnage créé par Guy Sanche pour la télévision de Radio Canada, et le titre éponyme d une émission de télévision québécoise diffusée originellement à Radio… …
