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please excuse my dear aunt sallyA common mnemonic that is used to help people remember the order of mathematical operations, in the PEMDAS order.Rate it:

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excuse meSaid as a request for an apology.Rate it:

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excuse meSorry, as an apology.Rate it:

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excuse meSaid as a request to pass somebody.Rate it:

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excuse meSaid as a request for an individual's attention.Rate it:

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excuse meSaid as a request to repeat information.Rate it:

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excuse youIndignant response to a person who has behaved rudely and failed to apologise.Rate it:

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je m'excuseRate it:

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qui s'excuse s'accuseA guilty conscience needs no accuser.Rate it:

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qui s'excuse, s'accuseIf you try to excuse yourself you practically acknowledge that you have done wrong; A guilty conscience needs no accuser.Rate it:

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à méchant ouvrier, point de bon outilCelui qui fait mal son affaire trouve toujours une excuse ou un prétexte.Rate it:

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check is in the mailA common excuse used by debtors to put off creditors.Rate it:

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wie bittesorry?, pardon?, come again?, excuse me?, I beg your pardon?Rate it:

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pardon my frenchPlease excuse my swearing or bad language.Rate it:

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valetudinis excusatione utito excuse oneself on the score of health.Rate it:

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on the pretext ofa false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuseRate it:

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scape goatUsing another excuse for not taking the blame.Rate it:

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au temps pour moiVariante orthographique de autant pour moi. Formule d’excuse qui exprime la concession d’une erreur que l’on a commise.Rate it:

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better late than pregnantFunny excuse for running behind I knowRate it:

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causam afferreto quote as a reason; give as excuse.Rate it:

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com licençaexcuse meRate it:

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como é que éexcuse me ?! what what what ?!Rate it:

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con permisoexcuse me, I beg your pardonRate it:

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cop-outAn excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out.Rate it:

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Dieu me pardonneFaçon de parler qui s’emploie dans le discours familier, comme une espèce d’excuse et d’adoucissement.Rate it:

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diplomatic fluAn illness feigned by one or more government officials or other public figures as an excuse for an absence really based on political reasons.Rate it:

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excusare morbum, valetudinemto plead ill-health as an excuse for absence.Rate it:

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excuses are a dime a dozenThe excuse given is not unique; everyone has an excuse for something.Rate it:

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exsqueeze meExcuse me.Rate it:

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hand wavingDiscussion or argumentation involving approximation, vagueness, educated guessing, or the attempt to explain or excuse vagaries.Rate it:

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I don't knowA reason and common excuse used to state that a person is unclear of why something did or did not happen, or is or is not the case.Rate it:

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ignorantia juris non excusatIgnorance of the law is not a valid excuse.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de si qui fasseThere is no excuse for it.Rate it:

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j'ai vu de la lumière alors je suis rentréExcuse donnée lorsqu'on entre sans raison quelque part.Rate it:

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Nuremberg defenseAn explanation offered as an intended excuse for behaving in a criminal or wrongful manner, claiming that one behaved in that manner because one was ordered by others to do so.Rate it:

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passez-moi ce mot-làExcuse the expression.Rate it:

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play hookyTo miss school, work, or other duties without permission or an excuse.Rate it:

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praetendere, praetexere aliquidto make something an excuse, pretext.Rate it:

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Same Old Song and DanceTypical absurd lie or excuse used quite often, lame, and silly things that have been stated beforeRate it:

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see a man about a dogUsed as an excuse for leaving without giving the real reason (especially if the reason is to go to the toilet, or to have a drink).Rate it:

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song and danceAn excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.Rate it:

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un mauvais ouvrier a toujours de mauvais outilsCelui qui fait mal son affaire trouve toujours une excuse ou un prétexte.Rate it:

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valetudinem (morbum) excusare (Liv. 6. 22. 7)to excuse oneself on the score of health.Rate it:

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извините за выражениеpardon my French; if you'll excuse the expressionRate it:

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對勿起sorry; excuse meRate it:

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