weasel out
Dodge an obligation
To weasel out is to escape an obligation or commitment through evasive or sneaky means: He weaseled out of helping us move.
The phrase evokes the weasel's reputation for slipperiness and its ability to squeeze through tight spaces.
Often followed by "of": She's trying to weasel out of the deal.
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
avoid · circumvent · skirt · duck · elude · deflect · parry · bypass · hedge · equivocate
extricate
Free from entanglement
disentangle · untangle · bail · flee · bolt · abscond · skedaddle
weasel outfollow through
Complete an intended action
keep one's word · deliver · come through · see it through · hold up one's end
weasel outface the music
Accept deserved consequences
face up to · take responsibility · step up · own up · confront
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