| 单词 | to explain oneself away |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto explain oneself away 2. transitive. to explain oneself away: to offer an explanation for one's (esp. offensive or awkward) speech or behaviour; to make excuses for oneself. ΚΠ 1786 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα Introd. 16 You shall not be permitted to explain yourself away. 1867 All Year Round Christmas No. 17/1 Now, you see, when Obenreizer speaks,—in other words, when he is allowed to explain himself away,—he comes out right enough; but when he has not the opportunity of explaining himself away, he comes out rather wrong. 1903 E. W. Pugh Stumbling-Block ii. 105 His train leaves Charing Cross at midnight. You must be on the platform before then to beg his forgiveness—explain yourself away—make it up with him. 1977 H. Spector Bastard in Ragged Suit 85 Pavolovsky was a queer creature, one of those bohemians always explaining himself away, always getting drunk with self-love, with beautiful dreams of creation..but it was all conversation, nothing ever came of it. 2008 ‘R. Bowen’ Her Royal Spyness xi. 123 Bumping into Binky had been bad enough, but he was easy to fool. I couldn't think how I'd explain myself away to someone stiff and correct like Whiffy Featherstonehaugh. < as lemmas |
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