skip out

idiom

Meaning

To shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without permission.

Examples

SIMPLE

He decided to skip out on the boring meeting early.

CONTEXTUAL

The students tried to skip out on the lecture, but the professor noticed them leaving through the back door.

COMPLEX

Despite his professional obligations, he chose to skip out on the gala, preferring the quiet solitude of his study to the tedious social expectations of the evening.

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01
skip a beat
To momentarily falter.
02
skip rope
To jump over a rope, both of whose ends are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is moved under the jumper's feet in a continual rhythm; to play the game of jump rope or exercise by jumping rope.