squirm out

(of something)

1. Lit. to crawl or wiggle out of something. The worm squirmed out of its hole and was gobbled up by a bird. The worm squirmed out.

2. Fig. to escape doing something; to escape the responsibility for having done something. He agreed to go but squirmed out at the last minute. You did it and you can't squirm out of it by denying it!

squirm out

1. To extricate oneself by sly or subtle means from some situation; worm one's way out of some situation: She squirmed out of the promise she'd made without upsetting anyone. He was supposed to wash the dishes tonight, but somehow he squirmed out.

2. To free oneself from something by turning, twisting, or writhing the body: The fish squirmed out of my grasp. I put the snake in a bag, but it squirmed out.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Qasim	KAH:-sim (Arabic)	Arabic, Urdu
VirÁG	-	Hungarian
Itamar	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Babbage	[bə'beidʒ]
Kyung-Sook	gyung-sook	Korean
Achard	[ə'ʃa:]