What verb or phrase can I use ?
What verb or phrase can I use ?
Make out different excuses?
I am wondering how to express it if I would like to say people think any reasons in order to escape punishment or negative result.
For example, a husband has an affair and his wife doesn't know it.
He always makes out different excuses in order to conceal the secret.
Could you verify it ?
Thanks for your help!
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Answers · 4
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Some colorful expressions for lying or fibbing might be:
"handing someone a song and dance"
"handing someone a line"
Another phrase might be "He came up with a likely story." The term "likely" sounds positive, but in this sense it has a touch of irony and means the exact opposite.
If someone was coming up with a different lie every time when they are questioned, I could say "he's got a litany of excuses." A litany is literally a list of prayers.
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he always makes up different excuses for where he has been
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You can say, He makes excuses for his bad behaviour all the time or he makes up an excuse to justify his bad behaviour.
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I think it's "make up" excuses, can you say "make out"? I don't think so.
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