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  • Today I have to get writing, because I ended up up skivving off from "work" yesterday.

    Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2010

  • I only have a bit of residual guilt because I ended up skivving off from writing by having a lovely lunch date with my friend and fellow writer, Rachel Gold.

    Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2010

  • I considered doing a "Day in the life of" post but I've been skivving lately so I'd better not!

    A Day in the Life of a Reference Librarian 2005 ricklibrarian 2005

  • Enough Monday mornings, Wednesday 'sports afternoons' or Friday afternoons skivving off work.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • But you think nothing of skivving off Friday afternoons at the very least, that's 10\% of the working week to start with.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

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