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English Dictionaryweasel out phrasal verb (
see also weasel)
informal to avoid doing something you should do by using clever or dishonest excuses
weasel out of
He’s now in court trying to weasel out of $25 million in debts. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomsweasel outweasel out (of (something))to escape responsibility for something. He used all kinds of excuses to weasel out of paying his bills. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
weasel out v. phr. To renege on a previous promise; not keep an obligation for some not always straight reason.
I'm so tired I think I am going to weasel my way out of going to that meeting this afternoon. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲