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get-out clause noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡet.aʊt ˌklɔːz/ us /ˈɡet.aʊt ˌklɑːz/ UK a part of an agreement that allows someone to avoid doing something that they normally would have to do(作为协议的一部分)允许(某人)不做应该做的事 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Avoiding action abrogate abrogation avoid avoid something like the plagueidiom avoidance elude end-run eschew evader evasion fiddle insure shirk short circuit shrink from something shy away from something sit on your arseidiom steer welch Welsh
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get-out clause | Business English get-out clause noun[ C ] UKinformalukus LAW part of an agreement that allows someone to avoid doing something that they normally would have to do: Club officials allowed the German player to insert a get-out clause in his contract in case his family failed to settle in England. |