play the wag

動詞

イギリス英語 古風 慣用表現 俗語

(idiomatic, UK, slang, dated) To play truant (be absent from school without permission).

日本語の意味

学校を無断で休む、サボる（非許可の欠席すること）

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On a warm spring morning we decided to play the wag and watch the boats instead of going to school.

暖かい春の朝、私たちは授業をサボして船を眺めることにした。

詳細

意味（1）

(idiomatic, UK, slang, dated) To play truant (be absent from school without permission).

[…] that unaccountable luck that appears to always wait upon a boy when he plays the wag from school, and goes out fishing on a sunny afternoon, with a bit of string tied on to the end of a tree.

詳細

plays the wag （ present singular third-person ）

playing the wag （ participle present ）

played the wag （ participle past ）

played the wag （ past ）