射波
se6 bo1shè bō
English
- Malingering and call in absent, or if someone had an important task, they call sick to avoid the task
- to call in sick when one is not; to pull a sickie; to shirk one's duty, to shift one's responsibility
- to shoot a soccer ball into a goalpost
粵語 — Cantonese
- 詐病請假;卸膊、推卸責任
- 將個波踢入龍門
Examples
與其遲到,不如射波啦。
Better to call in sick than arrive late.
佢連過幾個人然後射波。
He pushed through a number of defenders and made a shoot.
佢成日射波老細都唔炒佢嘅?
He often pulls a sickie. Why does the boss still not lay him off?
你有咩事就射波,都幾冇責任感㗎喎。
You are always passing the buck, which is very irresponsible.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk