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play truant
USUK
to stay away from school without permission
British. American English says 'play hooky' or 'skip school'. 'Truant' alone is a noun: a student who does this.
In context
As a teenager, he often played truant to play games at the internet café.
Students who play truant regularly can fall far behind their classmates.
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