Dutch leave

English Pronunciation en iːv 2 Noun - An absence without permission. en 1963 Time - Volume 82 22 By last week, when Queen Juliana flew back from an Italian vacation to swear in new Prime Minister Victor Marijnen, the government had taken Dutch leave for 70 days. en 1980 Fort Laramie Park History, 1834-1977 Merrill J. Mattes 279 In July 1961 Gann fractured a rib from causes unspecified but stayed on the job until autumn when he again took "Dutch leave" for San Francisco, not returning until January 1962, and it was his absence during the interim, not working on material lists, which caused slow delivery and "green lumber" problems. en 1984 Tropic Crucible: Self and Theory in Language and Literature Ranjit Chatterjee; Colin Nicholson 179 Contemplating this scene while waiting for the bus home after a day of dreaming and lazing at the beach on "Dutch leave", Kwang Meng muses without any meaningful conclusion as to its larger continuing historical significance, "All these colonial names indelibly stamped everywhere. No wonder the English still feel very much at home here. They still cling on to their Cricket Club, Tanglin Club and Polo Club". en 2017 Mission to a Distant Star Frank Belknap Long 128 I was something of a hellion, I'm afraid. Enjoyed getting into scraps and—yes, scrapes. Took Dutch leave from school whenever an urge to go fishing came upon me.