wangle (one's) way out of (something)
wangle (one's) way out of (something)
To succeed in extricating oneself from some unpleasant or undesirable situation, duty, or responsibility by tricky, clever, or deceitful means. He's always trying to wangle his way out of working the graveyard shift, but it won't work this time. The slippery little weasel managed to wangle her way out of the financial train wreck she left behind at the company. Many suspect the senator used his father's wealth and influence to wangle his way out of the military draft when he was in college.
See also: of, out, wangle, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- wangle out of
- wangle out of (someone or something)
- bloodsucker
- play dirty
- not (one's) first barbecue
- not (one's) first rodeo
- be on the fiddle
- steal (one) blind
- steal someone blind
- on the fiddle