explain away
US /ɪksˈpleɪn əˈweɪ/
・UK /iksˈpleɪn əˈweɪ/
C1
phr.v.To attempt to remove doubt or blame by explanation.
She tried to explain away the mistake that caused the delay.
Video subtitles
Top 10 Sports Moments That Broke the Internet
- Cubs without a single World Series victory in over a century. That's the type of championship drought that is hard to explain away. But in 2016, something exciting was brewing.
Cubs without a single World Series victory in over a century. That's the type of championship drought that is hard to explain away. But in 2016, something exciting was brewing.
- That's the type of championship drought that is hard to explain away.
That's the type of championship drought that is hard to explain away.
Taylor Swift Accepts Woman of the Decade Award | Women In Music
- I saw that people love to explain away a woman's success in the music industry,
I saw that people love to explain away a woman's success in the music industry,
- I saw that people love to explain away a woman's success
I saw that people love to explain away a woman's success
Final Spark
- All the pain I can't explain away won't fade All the the secrets silenced by the shame
All the pain I can't explain away won't fade All the the secrets silenced by the shame
Richard Dawkins - The Genius of Charles Darwin - Part 3: God Strikes Back [+Subs]
![Richard Dawkins - The Genius of Charles Darwin - Part 3: God Strikes Back [+Subs]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6M-6itXK2XI/hqdefault.jpg)
- Tell me, Joe, how does he explain away God?
Tell me, Joe, how does he explain away God?
5 Brilliant Moments In Film
- And while Hickox manages to explain away the accent, something else happens to give him away.
And while Hickox manages to explain away the accent, something else happens to give him away.
- And while Hicox manages to explain away the accent,
And while Hicox manages to explain away the accent,
Your Ideologies Are Basically Emotional Stocks. How to Hedge Against Meaning Crisis?
- At first, you could explain away the few inconsistencies, but eventually, the maintenance costs become accumulated.
At first, you could explain away the few inconsistencies, but eventually, the maintenance costs become accumulated.
- At first, you could explain away the few inconsistencies, but eventually, the maintenance costs become accumulated.
At first, you could explain away the few inconsistencies, but eventually, the maintenance costs become accumulated.
The Countdown To The Coming Of Messiah | Jonathan Cahn Sermon
- So gigantic that people have to try to explain away, say it's not talking about the Messiah.
So gigantic that people have to try to explain away, say it's not talking about the Messiah.
Next stage of Ukraine-Russia peace talks could be postponed, says Zelensky | BBC News
- And you remember the Russian side, uh, explained away or tried to explain away the, um, recent strikes in Odessa and a, a moving passenger train resulting in the deaths of five.
And you remember the Russian side, uh, explained away or tried to explain away the, um, recent strikes in Odessa and a, a moving passenger train resulting in the deaths of five.