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14:15 Dec 30, 2002 |
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] Art/Literary | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Chris Rowson (X) Local time: 15:22 | ||||||
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4 +10 | a good excuse |
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5 +6 | way out |
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5 +4 | way out |
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5 -1 | an attempt to get out of it without consequences |
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Discussion entries: 1 | |
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a good excuse Explanation: The expression is short for a good way out of a dilemma. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-30 14:28:15 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Without more context, I\'d say the speaker is saying he was very tired (knackered) and really didn\'t feel like having an argument (row). Apparently the speaker had booked the Beatles without permission. But since Brian then apologized the speaker was no longer in trouble - Brian\'s apology was a way out of the problem. |
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