单词 | make your excuses |
释义 | makeyourexcusestoexplainwhy you cannot bepresentsomewhere: Please make myexcusesat themeetingonFriday. When thesingingstarted, Idecidedit wastimeto make myexcusesandleave. Feelinguncomfortablein thatgroup, she made herexcusesandvanishedinto thenight. When theyinvitedhim to have amassage, he made hisexcusesandleft. Ithinkwe should makeourexcusesand go. See also excusenoun make excusesto givefalsereasonswhy you cannot do something: You're always makingexcusesfornothelpingme. I'm not makingexcuses, but I've been reallystressedrecently. Iaskedhim why he didn'tcleanthebedroom, and he just madeexcuses. We need thecounciltoprovidemorefundingand it'stimetheystoppedmakingexcuses. Youknowwhat you need to do, and youknowhow to do it, so don't makeexcuses. See also excusenoun |
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