Could I be excused?
Can I be excused?
A request to leave something in particular, often the dinner table. OK, I ate all of my vegetables—can I be excused now?
See also: can
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Could I be excused?
Would you give me permission to leave?; Would you give me permission to leave the table? (Also used with can or may in place of could.) Bill: I'm finished, Mom. Could I be excused? Mother: Yes, of course, when you use good manners like that.
See also: could
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- Can I be excused?
- you're excused
- May I be excused?
- do someone or something justice
- ain’t 1
- go out of
- other than
- let something drop
- helluva someone/something
- hit someone for something