play truant

Значение

to stay away from school without permission

Пропускать школу без разрешения.

Примеры

1. 1Tom played truant for a whole week and told his parents he had been at school.
2. 2Schools must contact parents on the first day a child plays truant.
3. 3Instead of going to her maths lessons, Maria was playing truant in the park with her friends.
4. 4If you play truant again, the head will call your parents in for a meeting.
5. 5Leo's attendance record shows that he played truant on eleven Fridays last term.

Грамматика

Меняется play: plays, playing, played. truant без артикля и всегда в единственном числе.