wriggle out of
Obere Mittelstufe (B2) informal
To sneak away from something you should do, like a worm slipping out of a hole.
"The cat managed to wriggle out of the narrow gap between the fence posts."
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an off-ramp to try and wriggle out of the situation.
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GARY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WRIGGLE OUT OF IT THIS TIME.