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weasel into

weasel into verb: to enter a place or a situation by being dishonest or by persuading someone in a clever way.

Verb

weasel into (third-person singular simple present weasels into, present participle (US) weaseling into or (UK) weaselling into, simple past and past participle (US) weaseled into or (UK) weaselled into)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To enter a place or a situation by being dishonest or by persuading someone in a clever way.

Synonyms of weasel into

Forms of weasel into

third-person singular presentweasels into
present participle USweaseling into
present participle UKweaselling into
past participle USweaseled into
past USweaseled into
past participle UKweaselled into
past UKweaselled into

Questions about weasel into

What does weasel into mean?
Weasel into means to enter a place or a situation by being dishonest or by persuading someone in a clever way.
What part of speech is weasel into?
Weasel into is a verb.
What is the past tense of weasel into?
The past tense of weasel into is weaseled into.

Words near weasel into in the dictionary

  1. Wease
  2. weasel
  3. Weasel Boy
  4. weasel clause
  5. weasel clauses
  6. weasel into
  7. weasel one's way
  8. weasel out
  9. weasel war dance
  10. weasel war dances
  11. weasel word

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