weasel
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definition
verb
she suspects me of trying to weasel my way into his affections
achieve something by use of cunning or deceit.
noun
A cousin of mink, martens, otters, stoats, weasels and distantly related to seals, badgers are one of our oldest indigenous animals, whose fossil remains have been found to belong to the same era as mammoths.
a small, slender, carnivorous mammal related to, but generally smaller than, the stoat.
By openly admitting to being philanderers, draft dodgers, liars, weasels and cowards, liberals avoid ever being hypocrites.
a deceitful or treacherous person.
example
Now, the bill is about to come due, and they're looking for ways to 'weasel' out.
Badgers are relatively large members of the 'weasel' family.
This approach tries to 'weasel' out of making any cross-cultural claims about what has value - although, notice, it does assume the universal value of opulence.
Does the boss who scheduled your sadly abbreviated lunch break deserve to be called a 'weasel' or a stoat?
Becky Sharp exploits the weaknesses of those around her to 'weasel' her way into society, but her own vanity is what drives her there to begin with.
And then I started backpedalling and trying to 'weasel' out of it, because I really hadn't expected him to say yes.
she suspects me of trying to 'weasel' my way into his affections
That little slut could 'weasel' her way into anything.
They are carnivores like the stoat, 'weasel' , otter and badger.
You can find a list of the organisations that have hired him here; mostly insurance companies looking to 'weasel' out of industrial injuries compensation claims as far as we can see.
The conference, if it was about anything, was about restating these questions and systematically shooting down cheap attempts to 'weasel' out of them.
I then tried to 'weasel' my way into the audience's affection, assuring punters that if they laughed at all my gags everyone would get their money back on the way out.
Tell him to 'weasel' his way into the affections of as many receptionists, secretaries and PAs as is humanly possible, since they always know how things work, and he may find that he has been trying to get hold of the wrong person.
Our prime minister is currently trying to 'weasel' out of a $161-million grant scandal, among other issues.
What makes it worse is you're trying to help him 'weasel' his way into dinner with me.
she suspects me of trying to 'weasel' my way into his affections
Progressives 'weasel' out of it, by claiming being political would betray their values.
Also, it stars Michael Kitchen as a bloke who manages to 'weasel' out of a murder, witnessed by the waitress at a party.
he was a double-crossing 'weasel'
Except that when that happens, I conveniently find some bogus excuse or lame technicality to avoid paying your damages or to 'weasel' my way into only paying part of them.
Also this period saw the appearance of the mastodons, raccoons, and 'weasels' .
Mammals such as 'weasels' , foxes, stoats and especially roe deer can wander safely without the risk of being killed by traffic.
I suppose this reflects what she really thinks, as opposed to the similar but more 'weaselly' language crafted by lawyers for the law school's website.
The causes of its extinction remain unclear, but it is likely that rats, 'weasels' , and cats played a role in its demise.
Scientists are attempting to save birds like this one by translocating them to offshore islands free of introduced predators like rats, cats, stoats, and 'weasels' .
The researchers say that nestlings in at least half of the nests they studied were eaten, mainly by martens and 'weasels' .
Choose between the 'weaselly' compromises most of us try in an attempt to be healthier and a radically pure approach that will have you forking out enormous sums of money on food supplements.
A spotty youth with greasy black hair, he was sitting at the table with a peevish expression on his 'weaselly' face.
I was born in this house and as a boy, I remember often seeing foxes, badgers and 'weasels' around the place.
Preyed upon by hawks, foxes, and 'weasels' , they may also fall victim to domestic cats.
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