play hooky 逃学
【讲解】
名词hooky在美国口语中指“逃学者”,因此,该习语意为“逃课”。
【对话】
A:I'm feeling under the weather and not in the mood for doing anything today.
A:我今天身体不舒服,什么都干不下去。
B:Play hooky. I won't spill the beans.
B:逃课吧,我不会告诉任何人的。
A:I know. but I can't. I have many assignments to do today. We'll have a test tomorrow, you know.
A:我知道,可是不行,我今天还有很多功课要做,而且你也知道,我们明天还要考试。