call in sick

(verb) to telephone your boss and tell him or her that you are too sick to work

Example Sentence:

Jenkins, if you keep calling in sick every Friday, you are going to get fired!

A: Where is Sarah today?
B: She just called in sick. I think she has a cold.

A: Are you going to go to the beach with us?
B: Yeah, just let me call in sick and then I’m ready to go!

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