to excuse sb sth
111blow something off — informal ignore or make light of something ■ fail to attend something Ivy blew off class * * * ˌblow sthˈoff derived (NAmE) to deliberately not do sth that you said you would • He looks for any excuse he can to blow off work …
112(a) peg to hang something on — a peg to ˈhang sth on idiom something that gives you an excuse or opportunity to discuss or explain sth • The character provides a peg to hang the writer s political ideas on. Main entry: ↑pegidiom …
113fall back on somebody — ˌfall ˈback on sb/sth derived no passive to go to sb for support; to have sth to use when you are in difficulty • I have a little money in the bank to fall back on. • She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time. related noun ↑fallback …
114fall back on something — ˌfall ˈback on sb/sth derived no passive to go to sb for support; to have sth to use when you are in difficulty • I have a little money in the bank to fall back on. • She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time. related noun ↑fallback …
115revenue — rev‧e‧nue [ˈrevnjuː ǁ nuː] noun [uncountable] 1. also revenues ACCOUNTING FINANCE money that a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially from selling goods or services: • …
116fob sb off — UK US fob sb off (with sth) Phrasal Verb with fob({{}}/fɒb/ verb INFORMAL ► to persuade someone to accept something that is of a low quality, or different to what they really wanted: »The bank delayed on his compensation claim for eight years… …
117accept — verb 1 take/receive ADVERB ▪ eagerly, gladly, graciously, gratefully, willingly ▪ She graciously accepted my apology. ▪ reluctantly …
118excellent — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, prove, remain, seem, sound ▪ consider sth ▪ The school is considered excellent …
119miserable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ▪ We got home feeling tired and miserable. ▪ become ▪ make sb/sth …
120overhear — verb ADVERB ▪ accidentally PHRASES ▪ couldn t help overhearing sth ▪ Excuse me for interrupting, but I couldn t help overhearing what you were saying. Overhear is used with these nouns as the object: ↑conversation, ↑ …
