easel Idioma
weasel out
Idiom(s): weasel out (of sth)Theme: AWAKEN
to (figuratively or literally) get out or sneak out of something. (Informal.)
• I don t want to go to the meeting. I think I'll try to weasel out of it.
• You had better be there! Don't try to weasel out!
weasel out|weasel
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.weasel word|weasel|word
n., informal A word which has more than one meaning and may be used to deceive others. When the thief was being questioned by the police, he tried to fool them with weasel words.weasel word
weasel wordA word used to deprive a statement of its force or evade a direct commitment, as in Calling it “organized spontaneity” is using a weasel word; “organized” has sucked the meaning out of “spontaneity.” This idiom may allude to the weasel's habit of sucking the contents out of a bird's egg, so that only the shell remains. [Late 1800s]
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