Vocabulary

病気のふり

feigning illness; pretending to be ill

expression noun

Example sentences

He didn't want to take today's test, so he made believe that he was sick, and didn't go to school.

Mary isn't really sick; she's only putting it on.

Mary pretended she was sick to avoid going to school.

She made believe that she was sick.

She pretended illness as an excuse.

He pretended to be ill so that he wouldn't have to go to school the next day.