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Phrase(s): wriggle out (of something)
1. Lit. to wiggle and squeeze out of something or some place. • She wriggled out of her tight skirt and changed into something more comfortable. • The skirt was so tight, she had to wriggle out. She couldn’t pull it off. 2. Fig. to get out of having to do something; to evade a responsibility. • Don’t try to wriggle out of this. • I won’t let you wriggle out this time.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs