- take a sickie
- Australian Slangto take time off work , with the reason of sickness, when one is well and just is going fishing or something he does in good health
English dialects glossary. 2013.
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Take a sickie — to take time off work , with the reason of sickness, when one is well and just is going fishing or something he does in good health … Dictionary of Australian slang
sickie — sick‧ie [ˈsɪki] noun [countable] informal throw a sickie , pull a sickie when you say that you are ill and do not go to work, even though you are not really ill: • He was so fed up that he decided to throw a sickie instead of going into the… … Financial and business terms
sickie — [[t]sɪ̱ki[/t]] sickies N COUNT If someone takes a sickie, they take a day off work saying that they are ill, especially when they are not actually ill. [INFORMAL] Broughton took a sickie on Monday to paint his fence … English dictionary
sickie — I Australian Slang day off sick from work II Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) as in Throw a sickie : to take time off work officially for illness, but more likely for a fun day! From Peter … English dialects glossary
sickie — as in Throw a sickie : to take time off work officially for illness, but more likely for a fun day! From Peter … Kiwi (New Zealand slang)
Chuck a sickie — take the day off sick from work when you re perfectly healthy … Dictionary of Australian slang
throw a sickie — If you pretend to be ill to take a day off work or school, you throw a sickie … The small dictionary of idiomes
throw a sickie — If you pretend to be ill to take a day off work or school, you throw a sickie. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Throw a sickie — If you pretend to be ill to take a day off work or school, you throw a sickie … Dictionary of English idioms
throw a sickie — verb To take a day off from work, supposedly because of ill health. The illness could be either real or feigned … Wiktionary
