to explain away |
丸める [まるめる] /(v1,vt) (1) to make round/to roll up/to curl up/(2) (See 丸め込む・1) to seduce/to cajole/to explain away/(3) to round off (a fraction)/(4) (arch) to lump together/(P)/EntL1216300X/ ------- 言いくるめる;言い包める [いいくるめる] /(v1,vt) to deceive somebody into believing (e.g. that black is white)/to cajole/to talk into/to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence)/to argue away/to wheedle/EntL2035240X/ ------- 言い抜ける;言抜ける [いいぬける] /(v1,vt) to explain away/to answer evasively/EntL1264210X/ ------- 言い逃れる;言逃れる [いいのがれる] /(v1,vt) to explain away/to talk one's way out of/to excuse oneself/to evade/EntL1848340X/ |