单词 | wriggle out of something |
释义 | (idiom) Definition to avoid (doing something that one does not want to do) The government is trying to wriggle out of its responsibilities. Synonyms twist avoid He managed to avoid giving them an idea of what he was up to. duck (informal) He had ducked the confrontation. dodge Thieves dodged the security system in the shop. extricate yourself from talk your way out of worm your way out of Additional synonymsin the sense of avoid Definition to refrain from doing He managed to avoid giving them an idea of what he was up to. Synonyms refrain from, bypass, dodge, eschew, escape, duck (out of) (informal), fight shy of, shirk from in the sense of dodge Definition to evade by cleverness or trickery Thieves dodged the security system in the shop. Synonyms evade, avoid, escape, get away from, elude, body-swerve, slip through the net of in the sense of duck Definition to dodge (a duty or responsibility) He had ducked the confrontation. Synonyms dodge, avoid, escape, evade, elude, sidestep, circumvent (formal), shirk, body-swerve Nearby words of |
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