WRIGGLE OUT OF


Meaning of WRIGGLE OUT OF in English

If you say that someone has wriggled out of doing something, you disapprove of the fact that they have managed to avoid doing it, although they should have done it.

The Government has tried to wriggle out of any responsibility for providing childcare for working parents.

= get out of

PHRASAL VERB : V P P n / -ing [ disapproval ]

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