Shirking

That would provide some immediate financial relief to households facing foreclosure, but it would encourage many more homeowners to begin shirking their mortgage payments in the belief that they would also be able to avoid the consequences. ❋ Steven Pearlstein (2010)

Obama will lose, and Hillary will say I told you so, again shirking responsibility. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Several commenters suggest that shirking is not significant problem. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"[T] he core elements of female fantasy is [sic] the idea of shirking responsibility, throwing caution to the wind, and living out all of your selfish desires without major consequences." explains ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's not called shirking responsibility, it's called "taking a break." ❋ Unknown (2010)

In an inspection game, one player faces a series of choices either to work for a reward, in which case he is sure to receive it, or to perform another, easier action ( "shirking"), in which case he will receive the reward only if the other player (the "inspector") is not monitoring him. ❋ Ross, Don (2006)

In his statement Leon accused Mbeki of "shirking" his responsibilities by going to Chile. ❋ Unknown (2005)

People talk of modern women "shirking" motherhood, but it would be a silly sort of universe in which a large proportion of women had any natural and instinctive desire to shirk motherhood, and, I believe, a huge proportion of modern women are as passionately predisposed towards motherhood as ever women were. ❋ Unknown (1906)

But the old lady did not approve of people "shirking" (as boys say) either their duties or their pleasures; and to keep a "merry Christmas" in a family circle that had been spared to meet in health and happiness, seemed to her to be both the one and the other. ❋ Unknown (1871)

Bethel accused Sir Francis of "shirking" him; Sir Francis answered angrily -- that he knew nothing of him, and nothing he wanted to know. ❋ Unknown (1864)

But the old lady did not approve of people "shirking" ❋ Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing (1863)

It may be said, without fear of contradiction, that in time of peace the only vessels which are engaged in services involving any real hardship or danger are those employed upon the various surveys; and yet the men of easy routine -- harbour heroes -- the officers of REGULAR men-of-war, as they delight to be called, pretend to think surveying a kind of shirking -- in sea-phrase, "sloping." ❋ Thomas Henry Huxley (1860)

Britain should not be open to accusations of "shirking" the challenge. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The commission president at the time spoke out against "shirking" the issue of EU's own resources and criticised "a system of EU financing that has evolved piecemeal into a confusing and opaque mix of contributions and rebates." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Just as alarming to the group was the language Obama used, lumping them in with tax cheats and Cayman Islands tax havens, and accusing businesses of "shirking" their responsibilities thanks to a tax code "written by well-connected lobbyists on behalf of well-heeled interests." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Instances of military officers 'undercutting Rumsfeld and his polices in pursuit of their own goals - what Peter Feaver has called "shirking" (e.g., anti-Rumsfeld leaks to the press), ❋ Unknown (2009)

It may be said, without fear of contradiction, that in time of peace the only vessels which are engaged in services involving any real hardship or danger are those employed upon the various surveys; and yet the men of easy routine ” harbour heroes ” the officers of REGULAR men-of-war, as they delight to be called, pretend to think surveying a kind of shirking ” in sea-phrase, "sloping." ❋ Huxley, Leonard (1900)

Foerster reported that employers often described the Italian worker as “lazy, shirking, tricky, a time server” and complained that Italians were known—just as slaves were once known—to “feign sickness in order not to have to work in bad weather.” ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

The phrase became synonymous with shirking responsibility. ❋ L. Gordon Crovitz (2011)

[she is] [neither] shirking nor [lying] ❋ Don Rajah (2013)

[steve] didn't show @ [practice] today, he totally [shirked]! ❋ Kwistin (2005)

[Bass player]: where's the singer? [Guitarist]: What a [shirking] bastard! ❋ Betamax (2014)

1. Shirker- Hey bro, let me [shirk] a [cig] of you. Upstanding gentleman of leisure- Fuck no douche, you [shirked] a whole pack from me last week. 2. Random gentleman- Hey man are you going to take out that trash? Shirker- Naw man, I'll just shirk it off on the fuckin new guys. ❋ Gentleman Of Leisure (2012)

[did you] shirk a [lesson]? ❋ Anonymous (2003)

Man that [brother] on some shirk [stuff] man [stay] away from him. ❋ Sun Rhythms (2004)

A [shirk] is a person Running with a [dirt trail] behind and kills deer with a coat hanger, and then leaves deer in ditch for a week then rapes its body. Ouch i [shirked] my knee up. Damn he got shirked up. Damn that dude smells like shirk ❋ Josh Shirk (2008)

(1)My boss asked to come to work on my day off. And i was like, [SHIRK]! (2)Jamie: Hey young, [syce] me wit 5 dollaz? [Kathy]: SHIRK! ❋ Bobby L (2005)

[I cant] wait to get home, I've got [dvd's] and a good [shirk] waiting. ❋ Joshua Deladogg (2011)

"You here that [moaning] coming from the bathroom? Ugh and why does it [smell like shit] too?" "Don't worry its probably just some guy [shirking] it." ❋ The Pube Whisperer (2015)