BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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krankfeiern; krankmachen; blaumachen [ugs.] {vi} to skip work; to skive off work [Br.] [coll.]; to take/pull/throw a sickie [Br.]; to play hookey/hooky from work [Am.] [dated]

Er hat einfach blau gemacht. He simply skipped work.