Weasel Out of Something

#####Weasel Out of Something

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A weasel is a small animal with brown fur. But weasel is also used to describe a person you cannot trust.

Weasel out of [something]…

Our work trip is coming up next week.

Oh, I’m actually not going.

What? But the boss said everyone has to go! How did you weasel out of it?

I told the boss that my 102 year old great-ant is coming to town that weekend…

If you “weasel out of something,” you avoid doing something,usually by lying or persuading someone in a clever way.

The word “ weasel” acts like a verb in this expression. Jonathon probably weaseled out of going on the work trip by lying to his boss.

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