excuse for

excuse someone for something

to pardon someone for something or for (doing) something. Please excuse me for this mess. I've not been able to clean the house. I can't excuse myself for not doing it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vishnu	VISH-noo (Hinduism)	Hinduism, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi
Ha-Yun	hah-yoon	Korean
Mehr	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Placida	-	Late Roman, Italian
Rick	RIK	English
Aalis	-	Medieval French