Usually means: Avoid responsibilities, often by deception.
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  1. skive off: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

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▸ verb:  (UK, Ireland, informal) To skive; to play truant; to slack off.

Similar:
play hooky, sack off, bunk off, sluff, swing the lead, play hookie, slive, beak off, skidaddle, wriggle out of, more...

Opposite:
work diligently, be productive, stay focused, apply oneself

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Similar:
play hooky, sack off, bunk off, sluff, swing the lead, play hookie, slive, beak off, skidaddle, wriggle out of, more...

Opposite:
work diligently, be productive, stay focused, apply oneself



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