swing the lead

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İngilizce - Türkçe
(deyim) işten kaytarmak
kaytarmak
İngilizce - İngilizce
To pretend to be unwell so that you do not have to work

John phoned in sick, but I think he is just swinging the lead. He probably wants to watch the tennis final on TV.

swing the lead