fer campana

Catalan

Etymology

According to Joan Amades,[1] from the practice of punishing truants by forcing them to ring the bells in church services.

Verb

fer campana (first-person singular present faig campana, first-person singular preterite fiu campana, past participle fet campana)

  1. to play hookey, to skive
    Synonyms: fer pila, fer fugina, fer safrà

References
  1. Amades, Joan. Refranyer català comentat (Barcelona: Ed. Selecta, 1951)
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