wriggle out
Evade through contortion
To wriggle out is to escape from something by twisting and squirming, like a child wriggling out of a parent's grip.
More often figurative: to evade an obligation or difficult situation through cleverness or evasion rather than direct confrontation.
He always manages to wriggle out of doing the dishes.
She wriggled out of the contract on a technicality.
- squirmTwist from discomfort
- escapeFlight from captivity
- narrow escapeBarely avoiding disaster
- evadeEscape by cunning
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
dodge the question · dodge · worm · twist · avoid · excuse · loophole · slip · evasion · contort · snake · snake oil · sidestep · duck · shirk · deflect · maneuver · cunning
wriggle outown up
Acknowledge one's wrongdoing
take responsibility · own up to · face the music · answer for · take the blame
wriggle outfollow through
Complete an intended action
honor · fulfill · see through · keep one's word · make good on
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