Beg off

verb

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo obtain somebody's permission to skip or cancel an event that one has previously arranged with them.

"I wonder if I can beg off going to the meeting that day, since it will take me an extra two hours out of my way."

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