Beg off from
/bɛɡ ɔf frɒm/B2
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1. To decline an invitation, or ask to be excused from a responsibility, due to some other commitment or unavoidable circumstance.
- I had to beg off from the dinner party because I was feeling unwell.
- She begged off from the meeting, citing a prior commitment.
- He begged off from joining the game because he had to finish his homework.
- They begged off from the trip at the last minute due to a family emergency.
- I promised to help but had to beg off when my schedule got too tight.
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