beg off
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beg off (third-person singular simple present begs off, present participle begging off, simple past and past participle begged off)
- (idiomatic) To obtain somebody's permission to skip or cancel an event that one has previously arranged with them.
- I wonder if I can beg off going to the meeting that day, since it will take me an extra two hours out of my way.