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Meaning of wriggle out of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wriggle, out of.
  2. To avoid performing a duty or fulfilling an obligation, by sneaky means.
    transitive

Examples

“The worm wriggled out of the man's pocket.”
“RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey claimed the operator was trying to "wriggle out of its agreements and block fair pay for its members".”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

wriggled wriggled out of wriggles wriggles out of wriggling wriggling out of

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