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Wriggle out of

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  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wriggle, out of.

    "The worm wriggled out of the man's pocket."

  2. 2
    To avoid performing a duty or fulfilling an obligation, by sneaky means. transitive

    "RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey claimed the operator was trying to "wriggle out of its agreements and block fair pay for its members"."

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