to excuse
101excuse oneself — apologize; justify one s actions …
102excuse-me — noun informal a dance in which participants may interrupt other pairs to change partners …
103excuse — v 1. forgive, absolve, shrive, remit; forbear, spare, judge with leniency; pardon, amnesty, reprieve, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate; acquit, clear, prove innocent, uphold innocence, remove guilt; condone, make allowances for, overlook, pass… …
104excuse — ex·cuse …
105excuse my ignorance — used for asking a question that someone might expect you to know the answer to …
106Excuse me — idi (used as a polite expression in requesting permission to pass or when interrupting or disagreeing with someone) …
107excuse me for breathing — idiom. no; no way (a strong, sarcastic rebuke) …
108excuse me for living — idiom. no; no way (a strong, sarcastic rebuke) …
109excuse — nf. ÈSKÛZA (Albanais, Annecy, Chambéry, Saxel, Thônes, Villards Thônes). E. : Pardon …
110excuse — A reason alleged for doing or not doing a thing. A matter alleged as a reason for relief or exemption from some duty or obligation. That which is offered as a reason for being excused, or a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular… …