| 单词 | to call off sick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto call off sick 5. intransitive. Originally and chiefly U.S. To contact one's employer, school, etc., typically by telephone, to report one's absence that day, esp. due to illness; chiefly with complement, esp. in to call off sick. Cf. to call off —— at Phrasal verbs 2. ΚΠ 1958 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 24 May 1/2 Personnel who frequently call off sick..should be checked at their homes to ascertain the legitimacy of their absence. 1964 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 20 May a3/1 Wheeler had called off from work earlier, claiming to be sick at home. 1982 New Castle (Pa.) News 17 Sept. 9/1 Teachers must follow established rules regarding calling off ill or for personal reasons. 1996 Decisions & Orders National Labor Relations Board 319 501/1 You..called off for personal reasons.., and had three ‘No Call/No Shows’. 2009 W. Delaney You break It, You Die 212 Kyle called off sick tonight and they need me to work. < as lemmas |
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