I can skive off for a few hours.
Voin välttää koulun muutamaksi tunniksi.
I skived off school.
Otin välillä koulusta.
I decided to skive off school and tell my mum I had a bad headache.
Päätin välttää koulun ja sanoa äidille, että minulla on kova päänsärky.
Um, she hated school so she skived off a lot.
" If Snape's teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts again, I'm skiving off, "
Yes, in British English we usually say 'skive' or 'skive off' or 'bunk off'
Skiving? It means they're bunking their lesson.
For example, Don't tell mum I skived off school.
" Hogwarts prefects surely don't wish to skive off lessons? "
" You can't skive off Divination, " said Hermione severely.
Skiving is when you don't go to school or work when you should.
" I'll give you undercover! " cried Mrs Figg, " Dementors, you useless, skiving sneak thief! "
For example, he says he's too ill to come to work, but I think he's skiving.
I can skive off for a few hours.
Voin välttää koulun muutamaksi tunniksi.
I skived off school.
Otin välillä koulusta.
I decided to skive off school and tell my mum I had a bad headache.
Päätin välttää koulun ja sanoa äidille, että minulla on kova päänsärky.
Um, she hated school so she skived off a lot.
" If Snape's teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts again, I'm skiving off, "
Yes, in British English we usually say 'skive' or 'skive off' or 'bunk off'
Skiving? It means they're bunking their lesson.
For example, Don't tell mum I skived off school.
" Hogwarts prefects surely don't wish to skive off lessons? "
" You can't skive off Divination, " said Hermione severely.
Skiving is when you don't go to school or work when you should.
" I'll give you undercover! " cried Mrs Figg, " Dementors, you useless, skiving sneak thief! "
For example, he says he's too ill to come to work, but I think he's skiving.
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