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weasel out (of something)
phrasal verb with weaselverbuk /ˈwiː.zəl/ us /ˈwiː.zəl/
mainly USinformal
to avoid doing something that you have agreed to do, especially by being dishonest: （尤指不诚实地）推诿，逃避（答应过的事）
Although they had signed the contract they tried to weasel out of the deal later.尽管他们已经签了合同，但事后却试图逃避这笔买卖。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Avoiding action
abrogate
abrogation
avoid
avoid something like the plagueidiom
avoidance
elude
end-run
eschew
evader
evasion
fiddle
insure
run for the hillsidiom
shirk
short circuit
shrink from something
shy away from something
steer
welch
Welsh
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weasel out (of something) | American Dictionary
weasel out (of something)
phrasal verb with weaselverb
infmlus/ˈwi·zəl ˈɑʊt/
to escape responsibility for something:
My roommate always tries to weasel out of doing the dishes.
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