when, to get out of doing something you've foolishly committed to and upon reflection decide you really don't want to do, you come up with a crazy scam with which to get yourself out of it! Example: I had to pull a flail & bail to get out of meeting my boss for drinks on the weekend.
FLAIL & BAIL
Meaning of FLAIL & BAIL in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012