as in to avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness
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Verb
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To make it, layer each ingredient evenly all along the wrap, leaving a one-inch gap at the edges to avoid overspill, then roll it up and slice it into two-inch wheels.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2025 -
However, academy prospect Gonzalo Garcia came on as a substitute and his goal turned the game in Madrid’s favour, avoiding an embarrassment in the cup.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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Some Chinese steel goes through Mexico then into our country, in an effort to evade tariffs on the metal.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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After evading police and attempting to flee in his now-infamous white Bronco, Simpson surrendered and was charged with both of their murders.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Then her best friend joined the Navy, and Thorn saw a way to escape.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Dozens of New Snowbird Options to Florida Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways, and Southwest are adding dozens of new routes to the Sunshine State just in time for northerners to escape the next six weeks of winter.—
Edward Russell,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Weasel (out of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weasel%20%28out%20of%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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