PLAY HOOKY

Meaning of PLAY HOOKY in English

stay away from school or work without permission When he was a student he often played hooky and didn`t go to school.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

PLAY HOOKY — be absent from school without permission
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY HOOKY — ( old-fashioned , informal )
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY HOOKY — {v. phr.}, {informal} To stay out of school to play. * /Carl is failing in school because he has played …
Slang English vocab
PLAY HOOKY — {v. phr.}, {informal} To stay out of school to play. * /Carl is failing in school because he has played …
Словарь английских идиом
PLAY HOOKY — not attend classes, stay away from school One spring day, some of us played hooky. We went fishing.
English Idioms vocabulary
PLAY HOOKY — v. phr. , informal To stay out of school to play. Carl is failing in school because he has played …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PLAY HOOKY — Прогулять (работу, школу)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLAY HOOKY — Прогулять (работу, школу)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PLAY HOOKY — expr AmE infml He did play hooky and he had a very good time — Он действительно не пошел в школу …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PLAY HOOKY — expr AmE infml He did play hooky and he had a very good time — Он действительно не пошел в …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PLAY HOOKY — play hooky expr AmE infml He did play hooky and he had a very good time Он действительно не потел …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PLAY HOOKY — He did play hooky and he had a very good time — Он действительно не пошел в школу и очень …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HOOKY — also hookey noun (plural hookies; also hookeys) Etymology: probably from slang hook, hook it to make off Date: circa 1848 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOOKY — I. ˈhu̇kē, -ki adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: hook (I) + -y 1. : full of or covered with hooks …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOOKY — (v. t.) A word used only in the expression to play hooky, to run away, to play truant.
Английский словарь Webster
HOOKY — (a.) Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.
Английский словарь Webster
HOOKY — ( a. ) Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOOKY — hooky 1 /hook"ee/ , n. unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phrase play hooky ): On …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOOKY — adj. resembling a hook; full of hooks
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOOKY — n. illegal absence from school, truancy (also hookey)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOOKY — also hook·ey ˈhu̇-kē ( plural hook·ies also hookeys ) Etymology: probably from slang hook, hook it to make off Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
HOOKY — adj full of hooks; pertaining to hooks. 2. hooky ·add. ·vt a word used only in the expression to play …
Webster English vocab
HOOKY — ~ 1 ■ adjective ( hookier , hookiest ) (of a tune) catchy. ———————— ~ 2 ■ noun variant spelling …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOOKY — [hooky] or hook.ey n, pl hook.ies or hookeys [prob. fr. slang hook, hook it (to make off)] (ca. 1848): truant--used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOOKY — hooky BrE AmE ˈhʊk i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOKY — (also hookey ) / ˈhʊki; NAmE / ( especially NAmE ) • IDIOMS - play hooky = play truant at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOOKY — hook ‧ y /ˈhʊki/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Probably from hook , hook it 'to run …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOKY — also hookey If a child plays hooky , they stay away from school without permission. ( mainly AM INFORMAL; in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOOKY — also hookey If a child plays ~, they stay away from school without permission. (mainly AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, use …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOOKY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB play ▪ Abraham and MacGregor begin tasting that delicious sense of playing hooky from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOOKY — [noun] [U] [US and ANZ] [informal] - play hooky to stay away from school without permission
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOOKY — Synonyms and related words : AWOL, French leave, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, absenting, cut, day off, default, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HOOKY — прогульщик to play hooky - бездельничать, прогуливать (занятия в школе и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOOKY — сущ. ; амер. ; разг. прогул ( в школе ) to play hooky — бездельничать, прогуливать, удрать с уроков
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOOKY — сущ.; амер.; разг. прогул (в школе) to play hooky — бездельничать, прогуливать, удрать с уроков
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLAY — 1) зазор; люфт; игра; мёртвый ход 2) свободный ход • to come into play — вступать в работу; вступать в …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
PLAY — 1) зазор; люфт; игра; мёртвый ход 2) свободный ход • to come into play — вступать в работу; вступать в действие - angular play - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства

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