Idiom
hop the wag
Meaning
To play truant (be absent from school without permission).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He decided to hop the wag and go to the park instead.”
“The teacher noticed two empty desks and realized the students had decided to hop the wag for the afternoon.”
“Despite the strict attendance policy, the rebellious students frequently chose to hop the wag, preferring the freedom of the streets to the confinement of the classroom.”
Examples
simple
“He decided to hop the wag and go to the park instead.”
contextual
“The teacher noticed two empty desks and realized the students had decided to hop the wag for the afternoon.”
complex
“Despite the strict attendance policy, the rebellious students frequently chose to hop the wag, preferring the freedom of the streets to the confinement of the classroom.”
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