Employers often think that attacks of migraine are merely a convenientexcuse to avoid unpleasant situations at work.
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The eurozone crisis certainly provides a convenientexcuse but it doesn't really explain why the UK's export performance has been so poor relative to its continental competitors.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Or are they a convenientexcuse for his failure to write a hit song?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Definition of 'excuse'
excuse
(ɪkskjuːs) (ɪkskjuːz)Explore 'excuse' in the dictionary
countable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive]
An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or hasnot been done, or in order to avoid doing something.
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Definition of 'convenient'
convenient
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adjective
If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.