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Meaning of out sick | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Absent from work due to an illness.

US, idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

““We didn't think it was right that an executive should get paid when he's out sick while a production worker gets docked." Being fair has paid off for American Steel.”

“Picture the grilling you'll get ahead of time, to anticipate questions that don't arise in typical job interviews: “If you're out sick, will your partner cover for you? What if one of you quits?””

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

out there out to lunch out-and-back out-and-home out-and-out out-college