lame excuse

collocation in English

meaningsoflameandexcuse

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withexcuse.
lame
adjective
uk
/leɪm/us
/leɪm/
(especially of animals) not able to walk correctly because of physical injury to or weakness in the legs ...
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excuse
noun[C]
uk
/ɪkˈskjuːs/us
/ɪkˈskjuːs/
a reason that you give to explain why you did ...
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(Definition oflameandexcusefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflame excuse

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However, that is no doubt alameexcuse.
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Nobody will be convinced by this extremelylameexcuse.
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It is alameexcuse, which does not wash.
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But when one goes in one is told that it will not be ready for a week, and somelameexcuseis offered.
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He offers thelameexcusethat there are shipping difficulties.
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As we keep telling them, that is a verylameexcuse.
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Teething problems are one thing, but the failings cannot all be explained away with such alameexcuse.
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It is a prettylameexcusefor proceeding down a path that could have serious road safety implications detrimental to all road users.
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Really, this is a verylameexcuseindeed.
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The amendments are alameexcusefor an opportunity to vote against the legislation; they are not good reasons to do so.
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That is alameexcuseand perhaps it warrants further inspection.
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What alameexcuse, to say that they did not know because students made applications to various universities.
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They gave alameexcusefor not finding one and now nothing will be done for two years.
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The objection about weight is alameexcuse.
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However, to say that marketing must be improved could be used as a verylameexcuseto justify areas where marketing is bad.
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Thelameexcusethat has just been given speaks for itself.
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The civil servant said that he had to make somelameexcuseto the firm concerned and say that this was an important matter which took a lot of investigation.
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I cannot help saying that this appears to me to be a pure evasion of the whole question, and a verylameexcusefor the blunder which has been committed.
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Thislameexcusewas tried before.
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Is this not rather alameexcuse?
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