SINCE 1828
wriggle out of
phrasal verbDefinition of wriggle out of
informal + often disapproving
: to avoid doing (something that one does not want to do) in some clever or dishonest way
She tried to wriggle out of the contract. Don't let him wriggle out of paying you for your work.
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