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talk one's way out of

talk one's way out of verb: to avoid doing (something) by speaking to someone using (possibly false) logic and reasons.

Verb

talk one's way out of (third-person singular simple present talks one's way out of, present participle talking one's way out of, simple past and past participle talked one's way out of)

  1. To avoid doing (something) by speaking to someone using (possibly false) logic and reasons.
    • He managed to talk his way out of painting the fence.

Forms of talk one's way out of

third-person singular presenttalks one's way out of
present participletalking one's way out of
past participletalked one's way out of
pasttalked one's way out of

Questions about talk one's way out of

What does talk one's way out of mean?
Talk one's way out of means to avoid doing (something) by speaking to someone using (possibly false) logic and reasons.
What part of speech is talk one's way out of?
Talk one's way out of is a verb.
What is the past tense of talk one's way out of?
The past tense of talk one's way out of is talked one's way out of.

Words near talk one's way out of in the dictionary

  1. talk like a book
  2. talk like an apothecary
  3. talk nasty
  4. talk of the devil
  5. talk of the town
  6. talk one's way out of
  7. talk out
  8. talk out of
  9. talk out of one's arse
  10. talk out of one's ass
  11. talk out of one's ear

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