make excuses; evade; shirk
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to decline or evade by making various excuses
neutralA four-character idiom describing someone who repeatedly makes excuses to avoid doing something. Often implies unwillingness or evasiveness. The variant form 推三推四 is also commonly used.
Měi每
cì次
ràng让
tā他
bāng帮
máng忙
，
tā他
zǒng总
shì是
tuī推
sān三
zǔ阻
sì四
。
Every time we ask him to help, he always makes excuses.
Bié别
tuī推
sān三
zǔ阻
sì四
le了
，
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
nǐ你
bì必
xū须
zuò做
。
Stop making excuses; you have to do this.
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Tā他
duì对
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
yāo邀
qǐng请
dōu都
tuī推
sān三
zǔ阻
sì四
，
ràng让
rén人
jué觉
de得
hěn很
bù不
zhēn真
chéng诚
。
He declines all invitations by making excuses, which makes people feel he is very insincere.