- beg off
- [ʹbegʹɒf] phr v
1. отпроситься
to beg off for the afternoon - отпроситься на вечер
2. вызволять кого-л. из беды; вымолить кому-л. прощение, свободу
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
beg off
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beg off — ► beg off withdraw from a promise or undertaking. Main Entry: ↑beg … English terms dictionary
beg off — verb ask for permission to be released from an engagement • Syn: ↑excuse • Derivationally related forms: ↑excuse (for: ↑excuse) • Hypernyms: ↑request, ↑bespeak, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
beg off — {v.} To ask to be excused. * /Father told Tom to rake the yard, but Tom tried to beg off./ * /Mrs. Crane accepted an invitation to a luncheon, but a headache made her beg off./ Compare: BACK OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
beg off — {v.} To ask to be excused. * /Father told Tom to rake the yard, but Tom tried to beg off./ * /Mrs. Crane accepted an invitation to a luncheon, but a headache made her beg off./ Compare: BACK OUT … Dictionary of American idioms
beg\ off — v To ask to be excused. Father told Tom to rake the yard, but Tom tried to beg off. Mrs. Crane accepted an invitation to a luncheon, but a headache made her beg off. Compare: back out … Словарь американских идиом
beg off — verb Date: 1827 intransitive verb to ask to be excused from something transitive verb to ask or gain permission to be excused from < begged off attending the party > • beg off noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
beg off — verb To avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone. I wonder if I can beg off going to the meeting that day, since it will take me an extra 2 hours out of my way. Syn: cry off … Wiktionary
beg-off — noun see beg off … New Collegiate Dictionary
beg off — ask to be excused from duty, get out of a task Some people volunteer to work and then they beg off … English idioms
beg off phrasal — verb (I) to say that you cannot do something that you had agreed to do: I m sorry, but I m going to have to beg off from the game tonight … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beg off — withdraw from a promise or undertaking. → beg … English new terms dictionary
