Contemporary slang . 2014.
skive off — ˌskive ˈoff [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they skive off he/she/it skives off present participle skiving off past tense … Useful english dictionary
skive off — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms skive off : present tense I/you/we/they skive off he/she/it skives off present participle skiving off past tense skived off past participle skived off British informal skive off something to avoid … English dictionary
skive off sth — UK US skive off sth Phrasal Verb with skive({{}}/skaɪv/ verb [I] (also skive off) UK INFORMAL WORKPLACE ► to not go to work, school, etc. when you should: skive off work/school »It s easy to exaggerate an illness in order to skive off work … Financial and business terms
skive off — Verb. Meaning the same as skive (verb) … English slang and colloquialisms
skive off — v. avoid work or responsibilities; shirk … English slang
skive — UK US /skaɪv/ verb [I] (also skive off) UK INFORMAL WORKPLACE ► to do something else when you should be working: » We realized that we could skive without the management noticing. »He was always skiving off and going to the cinema. skiver noun… … Financial and business terms
skive — [ skaıv ] verb intransitive BRITISH INFORMAL to not be at work or school when you should be there ╾ skiv|er noun count ,skive off phrasal verb intransitive or transitive BRITISH INFORMAL skive off something to avoid going to school or work when… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skive — [skaıv] v also skive off [i]BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from French esquiver to get away secretly ] to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving without permission >skiver n … Dictionary of contemporary English
skive — [[t]ska͟ɪv[/t]] skives, skiving, skived VERB If you skive, you avoid working, especially by staying away from the place where you should be working. [BRIT, INFORMAL] The company treated me as though I were skiving. Derived words: skiver plural N… … English dictionary
skive — UK [skaɪv] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms skive : present tense I/you/we/they skive he/she/it skives present participle skiving past tense skived past participle skived British informal to not be at work or school when you should be there He … English dictionary
