- skiving (off)
- Noun. Neglecting one's duties or work.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
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skiving (off) — Noun. Neglecting one s duties or work … English slang and colloquialisms
skiving — 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… … Financial and business terms
Skiving machine — Skiving or scarfing machines cut material off moving strips, usually metal, but also leather or laminates, to leave a desired edge shape or cross section. The process is used instead of rolling the material to shape when the material must not be… … Wikipedia
skiving — skaɪv v. slice or cut off in thin layers, shave, pare … English contemporary 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 — 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 — 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
skiver — 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… … Financial and business terms
play truant — stay away from school, truant; Brit. informal skive (off), bunk off; Irish informal mitch (off); N. Amer. informal play hookey, goof off; … Useful english dictionary
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