swing the lead
故意裝病或偷懶，以逃避工作或責任
口語·表達偷懶裝病
英文釋義
to pretend to be ill or lazy in order to avoid work
例句
He's been swinging the lead all week, saying he's too sick to come to work.
典故來源
源自英國海軍俚語，'lead' 指測深鉛錘，水手假裝操作鉛錘來偷懶，后泛指裝病或逃避工作。