give (someone) an out

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give (someone) an out

To provide someone with an excuse or a means of escaping (from something). I know John is dreading going to his high school reunion, so I'm looking for a way to give him an out by the time it rolls around. They left a clause in the contract that would give them an out in case the deal went sour.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gulbadan	-	Urdu (Rare)
Hermogenes	-	Ancient Greek
Amira (2)	ah-MEER-ah	Hebrew
DonndubhÁN	-	Ancient Irish
Eleonora	e-le-o-NO-rah (German), E-le-o-no-rah (Finnish), e-le-aw-NAW-rah (Polish)	Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Bulgarian
EnİSe	-	Turkish