weasel out

se défiler, se dérober

Échapper à une obligation en utilisant des excuses ou des astuces malhonnêtes.

En anglais simple : To avoid doing something you should do by using excuses or dishonest tricks.

• You promised, so don't weasel out.
• She weaseled out of helping us move.
• They always find a way to weasel out of their responsibilities.

Comment l'utiliser : weasel out of something/doing something (He tried to weasel out of paying his share.)

Synonymes : get out of, dodge, shirk

Expressions courantes : weasel out again, weasel out somehow

soutirer, arracher par la ruse

Obtenir quelque chose de quelqu’un par la ruse ou des questions habiles.

En anglais simple : To get something from someone through clever tricks or careful questioning.

• He tried to weasel out the truth.
• She weaseled a few details out of me.
• How did you weasel that secret out of him?

Comment l'utiliser : weasel something out of someone (She weaseled the address out of his assistant.)

Synonymes : wheedle out, coax out, extract

Expressions courantes : weasel out information, weasel out something