throw a sickie

throw a sickie

To tell one's employer, truthfully or otherwise, that one is ill and unable to attend work. Primarily heard in UK. I'm going to have work the morning after my birthday party. Something tells me I'll be throwing a sickie that day!
See also: sickie, throw
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • chuck a sickie
  • at work
  • off
  • offed
  • off from work
  • go to work
  • go/set to work
  • be at work
  • go shares
  • commute
References in periodicals archive
Can she persuade pal John to 'live a little' and throw a sickie too?
TUESDAY APRIL 25; TV GUIDE
SCOTS are among the most likely to throw a sickie at work - and they're top of the list when it comes to being off work because of a hangover.
Are Scots really tops for sickies?
PHONING in sick could soon become a thing of the past, as new research shows a quarter of bosses now accept text messages and emails from workers who "throw a sickie".
Throwing a sickie just got easier
You know the one - it advises those suffering from the sniffles to take a 'Benylin' day therefore encouraging, so bosses say, workers to throw a sickie.
Don't worry dear, it's only an advert
For they are Hans down the continent's first to hide under the duvet and throw a sickie when the sniffles strike, says a study.
GERMANS THE QUICKEST TO THROW A SICKIE
Is this the government's idea of a modern railway network - one that not only fails on Sundays because of staff shortages but also on bank holidays when staff decide to throw a sickie?
Letter: Your Say - Sick railways; In association with POST OFFICE
Q I PLAN to throw a sickie to go to the Open but I'm worried the boss will spot me on TV.
DR. JOBS: Sickie suits me to tee; CAREER CLINIC
With one in ten workers planning to 'throw a sickie' this month, according to a report published this week, employers must be consistent in their approach to managing absenteeism to avoid falling foul of the law, law firm Eversheds has warned.
Legal & Finance: Beware the January 'sickies'
While there are, no doubt, some workers happy to throw a sickie when the mood takes them, the council will also have to look at the underlying problems.
South Wales Echo comment: No quick-fix for `sickies'
Typically, though not surprisingly, workers are more likely to throw a sickie on a Monday, with 37 per cent planning it in advance.
The truths behind throwing a sickie; SURVEY REVEALS BIZARRE EXCUSES GIVEN FOR 'DUVET DAYS'
MORE workers will throw a sickie today than any other day this year.
Today is national sick day
And somebody up there is definitely giving Diane a big clue to throw a sickie when she wakes up to find her car's been stolen.
Your LIFE: WE LOVE TELLY! - DRAMA HOLBY CITY BBC1, 8pm
At least 18 per cent of Brummies plan to join the masses - some 1.8 million people - who will throw a sickie from work to watch all the action on TV or even fly out to Germany for the g ames.
Football: WINSTON UP FRONT
"This, then, is the perfect day to throw a sickie!"
Sick? That's a bit' a coincidence
WORKERS are much more likely to say they are well when they are ill than throw a sickie.
Sick - and in denial