wea·sel out
phrasal verbweasel out (of something)
- (especially North American English, informal, disapproving) to avoid doing something that you ought to do or have promised to do
逃避，推诿（责任或已作出的承诺） - He's now trying to weasel out of our agreement.
他现在正设法逃避在我们协议中应承担的义务。
- He's now trying to weasel out of our agreement.