run away from classes bunk off classes - WordReference Forums Yes, "bunked off classes" (or "bunked off school") is a BE slang synonym for played truant I've heard either used, irrespective of whether the pupil went to school at the start of the day or not I've never seen "run away from classes" used It sounds odd: "run away from home", by comparison, generally denotes an intention to leave permanently and not come back
bunked (fabricación de calzado) | WordReference Forums Hola: Me pregunto si en el foro habrá algún experto en ZAPATOS Estoy traduciendo unas especificaciones técnicas (muy técnicas) sobre la fabricación de calzado y me encuentro con esta frase: "The foreparts are to be bunked and the heels are to be wheeled" Mi intento: "Las delanteras deben ser
birdies dont bunk their head - WordReference Forums I am guessing (and this is just a guess) that people who sleep in the bottom of a bunk bed know about bunking their head on the bed above The 33" version seems better than the 25" version The 25" version looks like a "bunked head" in the making
Bunk out - WordReference Forums There is an instance in the British Corpus The meaning is obvious from the context: They even escorted me to the school gates sometimes -- and I just bunked out the other way Daily Mirror,1992 Hmm, I wonder if there isn't a bit of interference from bunk off going on there, Mr T
had the street pretty much to myself | WordReference Forums What does "I had the street pretty much to myself " mean? "Economically and socially I’m about at the average level of Ellesmere Road I had the street pretty much to myself The men had bunked to catch the 8 21 and the women were fiddling with the gas-stoves " Coming up for Air by George Orwell
Where one bunked - WordReference Forums What's the meaning of the bold sentence? "While some of Attica’s cell blocks had little to no heat and the wind howled through the cement walls, others were so hot one could barely breathe Where one bunked also determined where one worked " (Blood in the water- Heather Ann Thompson)
to lt;duck out of gt; school vs. to lt;be truant play hooky gt; In colloquial BrE it would be "play truant" although I think that young people are more likey to say "bunked off" these days I think that the more formal forms would be used if official correspondence and reports but not normally in conversation
being taken - WordReference Forums It is then dried on the ground for about four months, before (being taken or taking) to factories If both are correct, is there any priority in using one?