Please excuse me for this mess. I've not been able to clean the house.
•I can't excuse myself for not doing it.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
excuse — ♦♦♦ excuses, excusing, excused (The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪkskju͟ːs[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪkskju͟ːz[/t]].) 1) N COUNT: oft N for n/ ing, N to inf An excuse is a reason which you give in order to explain why something has been done or… … English dictionary
(a) pathetic excuse for something — a pathetic/poor/sad/excuse for something informal phrase someone or something that is of very bad quality We have a failing economy and a pathetic excuse for a President. Thesaurus: something that is of very bad quality … Useful english dictionary
(a) poor excuse for something — a pathetic/poor/sad/excuse for something informal phrase someone or something that is of very bad quality We have a failing economy and a pathetic excuse for a President. Thesaurus: something that is of very bad quality … Useful english dictionary
(a) sad excuse for something — a pathetic/poor/sad/excuse for something informal phrase someone or something that is of very bad quality We have a failing economy and a pathetic excuse for a President. Thesaurus: something that is of very bad quality … Useful english dictionary
excuse — ex|cuse1 [ ık skjuz ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to forgive someone for something bad they have done, especially something that is not very serious: Please excuse my messy handwriting. excuse someone for (doing) something: I hope you ll excuse us… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
excuse */*/ — I UK [ɪkˈskjuːs] / US [ɪkˈskjus] noun [countable] Word forms excuse : singular excuse plural excuses 1) a reason that you give to explain why you have done something bad, or why you have not done something that you should have done a… … English dictionary
excuse*/*/ — [ɪkˈskjuːs] noun [C] I 1) a reason that you give to explain why you have done something bad, or why you have not done something that you should have done a reasonable/valid/legitimate excuse[/ex] He made some excuse about having a lot of work to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
excuse me — An expression used as an apology for any slight or apparent impropriety, esp as a request to pass, leave, interrupt or catch someone s attention or for contradicting a statement that has been made, or (US) when correcting oneself • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
there is no excuse for something — 1) used for emphasizing that you think someone s behaviour is very bad There s no excuse for her talking to you like that. 2) used for saying that someone should definitely do something She only lives five minutes away, so there s really no… … English dictionary
excuse — ex|cuse1 S2 [ıkˈskju:z] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 excuse me 2¦(forgive)¦ 3¦(from a duty)¦ 4¦(explain)¦ 5¦(from a place)¦ 6 excuse yourself 7 excuse me (for living)! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: excuser, from … Dictionary of contemporary English
excuse — 1 verb (T) 1 excuse me spoken a) used when you want to get someone s attention politely, especially when you want to ask a question: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the museum please? b) used to say that you are sorry for doing something… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
