- 1 What obligations have you gotten yourself into?
- 2 Can you get out of doing the dishes?
- 3 I can't get out of it, I'm locked into it.
- 4 Try to get out of those committments; don't let your boss box you in.
- 5 There's no way out; I have to do it.
- 6 He trapped her into going with her.
- 7 He made/fixed/arranged it so that she couldn't get out of it.
- 8 Do you know what you're getting into?
Note: Could EXCUSE as in "please excuse me" be related to EXCUSE of"Don't give me any excuses" by this metaphor?
Adele Goldberg