swing the lead

1 He's not so ill that he can't come to work; he's just swinging the lead.

他并不是病得不能来工作，他只是在泡病号。

2 He told me he once caught a shark, but I know he was swinging the lead.

他告诉我有一回他捕到了一条鲨鱼，我知道他是在胡诌。

1 装病

malinger

2 逃避责任

shuffle skulk

3 旧

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