to weasel out of doing

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• weasel out of — [phrasal verb] weasel out of (something) chiefly US, informal + usually disapproving : to avoid doing (something) by being dishonest, by persuading someone in a clever way, etc. She weaseled out of our agreement. He weaseled his way out of… …   Useful english dictionary

• weasel out (of something) — ˌweasel ˈout (of sth) derived (informal, disapproving, especially NAmE) to avoid doing sth that you ought to do or have promised to do • He s now trying to weasel out of our agreement. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• weasel — wea|sel1 [ˈwi:zəl] n [: Old English; Origin: weosule] a small thin furry animal that kills and eats rats and birds weasel 2 weasel2 v past tense and past participle weaselled present participle weaselling BrE past tense and past participle… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• weasel — 1 noun (C) a small thin furry animal that kills and eats rats and birds 2 verb weasel out phrasal verb (I) informal to avoid doing something you should do by using clever or dishonest excuses (+ of): We made a deal and you can t weasel out of it …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• Pop Goes the Weasel — is a jig, often sung as a nursery rhyme, that dates back to 17th century England, and was spread across the Empire by colonists. The song is also associated with jack in the box toys (when the song gets to pop the jack pops up). The tune or… …   Wikipedia

• Pop Goes the Weasel (novel) — Pop Goes the Weasel is the fifth book in the Alex Cross series written by James Patterson. Plot introductionThe book begins by introducing the villain, Geoffrey Shafer. He is well dressed and wealthy as he gets out of his big house in Kalorama,… …   Wikipedia

• I Am Weasel — infobox television show name = I Am Weasel creator = David Feiss caption = The main character I Am Weasel . format = Animated runtime = 18 minutes per episode (6 minutes per short) voices = Michael Dorn Charlie Adler country = United States… …   Wikipedia

• Siberian weasel — Conservation status Least Concern …   Wikipedia

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• Charity (play) — Millais contemporary painting The North West Passage (1874) Charity is a drama in four acts by W. S. Gilbert that explores the issue of a woman who had lived with a man as his wife without ever having married. The play analyses and critiques the… …   Wikipedia