Beg off definitions

Beg off

1) Ask to be excused 2) Ask to be released from 3) Back out of 4) Politely decline 5) Request a release 6) Take a rain check 7) Try politely to get out of 8) Try to get out of something
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beg off

verb ask for permission to be released from an engagement
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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