| 词组 | beg off |
| 释义 | Idiom beg off (on something) Theme: WITHDRAW to ask to be released from something; to refuse an invitation.I'm sorry. I'll have to beg off on your invitation.I have an important meeting, so I'll have to beg off Idiom beg off to excuse yourself from something.I had the chance to spend the day at the beach, but I begged off, saying I had too much work on my desk. Phr V beg off begs, begging, begged beg off (sth/doing sth) to say that you cannot do something that you are expected to doIt was no surprise to me that she'd begged off again. beg off • beg off sth to say politely that you cannot do something that other people want or expect you to do: I wanted to have a quiet day, so when the opportunity arose to spend the day on the beach with friends, I begged off.beg off doing sth Haney didn't feel too well, so he decided to beg off working that afternoon. beg offTo ask to be excused from an obligation or invitation. A noun or pronoun can be used between "beg" and "off." She had to beg off that project when she realized that it interfered with her normal duties. I begged the dinner party off last night because I was feeling ill. beg something offto decline an invitation politely. She begged the trip to the zoo off. We all begged off the dinner invitation. beg off (on something)to ask to be released from something; to refuse an invitation. I'm sorry, but I'll be out of town on the day of your party. I'll have to beg off on your invitation. I have an important meeting, so I'll have to beg off. beg offAsk to be released from an obligation; turn down an invitation. For example, He's asked me out to dinner three times already, but I have to beg off again, or Mother couldn't take on another committee and so she begged off. [Early 1700s] beg offv. To excuse oneself from something, such as an obligation: We were invited to stay for dinner, but we had to beg off. |
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