Except
Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Weasel out of and except are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weasel out of" instead a verb "Except".
Weasel out of
Weasel out of verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Usage example: you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness
Except and weasel out of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Weasel out of".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- eliminate and except
- eliminate and weasel out of
- reject and except
- reject and weasel out of
- set aside and except
- set aside and weasel out of
- exclude and except
- exclude and weasel out of
- dispute and except
- dispute and weasel out of
- prevent and except
- prevent and weasel out of
- avert and except
- avert and weasel out of
Both terms in one sentence
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Other classic examples are Armageddon (destroys all lands), Nevinyrral's Disk (destroys everything except lands...okay, and nowadays planeswalkers), and Wrath of God and its alternate-universe counterpart Damnation (destroy all creatures, no regeneration to weasel out of it).
Source: Fantastic Nuke
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