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go on the mitch

idiom
Meaning

to skip school; to play truant


Examples
SIMPLE

He decided to go on the mitch instead of attending math class.

CONTEXTUAL

The teacher noticed his desk was empty and realized he had gone on the mitch again.

COMPLEX

Despite his parents' strict warnings about his attendance, the rebellious teenager frequently went on the mitch to spend his afternoons at the local arcade.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  4. 04

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  5. 05

    come and go

    To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

  6. 06

    don't go there

    Do not broach that topic.

  7. 07

    easy come, easy go

    Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)

  8. 08

    enough to go around

    There is an adequate amount or supply of something for all of the people present or involved.

Last updated April 17, 2026