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I'll have to beg off
I'll have to beg off.
Fig. a polite expression used to turn down an informal invitation. Andrew: Thank you for inviting me, but I'll have to beg off. I have a conflict. Henry: I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe some other time. Bill: Do you think you can come to the party? Bob: I'll have to beg off. I have another engagement. Bill: Maybe some other time.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Nikodemos | | - | Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek |
| Marjana | | - | Slovene, Croatian |
| Oshea | | - | Biblical |
| Andrei | | ahn-DRYAY (Russian) | Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Old Church Slavic |
| Eadberht | | - | Anglo-Saxon |
| Ratna | | - | Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Nepali, Indonesian |