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Phrase(s): wiggle out of something
1. Lit to get out of something or some place; to squirm out of something or some place. • The kitten was able to wiggle out of the cage in which it had been put. • The squirrel wiggled out of the trap we caught it in. 2. Fig. to manage to get out of a job, the blame for something, or a responsibility. • Don’t try to wiggle out of your job! • You are to blame and don’t try to wiggle out of it!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs