Translations

w>wriggle out

vi (lit) → sich herauswinden (of aus); (fig also) → sich herausmanövrieren (of aus); he’s wriggled (his way) out of it → er hat sich gedrückt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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It is simply unacceptable that they now trying to wriggle out of commitment JOAN MCALPINE Haley said: "I indicated during the meeting that Atos would expect to make a profit over the lifetime of the PIP contract.

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Have you heard the one about "market forces." Hear someone use that phrase to just sort of wriggle out of a tight spot.

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you wanted to wriggle out of yourself, like a python in a forest, like

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