Explain
Get around
Get around verb - To achieve a victory over.
Both terms in one sentence
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Both times he promises to explain later, but never does get around to it.
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They explain to him that he is not allowed to drink the beer during the commercial; he keeps up trying to come up with ways to get around the restrictions, all of which are comically missing the point that no one is allowed to drink any sort of alcoholic beverages during American commercials.
Source: Comically Missing the Point -
This explain rather neatly why and how she manages to get around his orders so frequently and thoroughly... Barbara Eden has explained in interviews that 'Master' was only a ceremonial title and that everything Jeannie did was entirely of her free will.
Source: Series / I Dream of Jeannie
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