Me, excuses? Never!
ex·cuse [v. ik-skyooz; n. ik-skyoos]
verb,-cused, -cus·ing, noun
-verb (used with object)
1.
to regard or judge with forgiveness or indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, error, etc.): Excuse his bad manners.
2.
to offer an apology for; seek to remove the blame of: He excused his absence by saying that he was ill.
3.
to serve as an apology or justification for; justify: Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
4.
to release from an obligation or duty: to be excused from jury duty.
5.
to seek or obtain exemption or release for (oneself): to excuse oneself from a meeting.
6.
to refrain from exacting; remit; dispense with: to excuse a debt.
7.
to allow (someone) to leave: If you'll excuse me, I have to make a telephone call.
-noun
8.
an explanation offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or for release from an obligation, promise, etc.: His excuse for being late was unacceptable.
9.
a ground or reason for excusing or being excused: Ignorance is no excuse.
10.
the act of excusing someone or something.
11.
a pretext or subterfuge: She uses her poor health as an excuse for evading all responsibility.
12.
an inferior or inadequate specimen of something specified: That coward is barely an excuse for a man. Her latest effort is a poor excuse for a novel.
-Idiom
13.
Excuse me, (used as a polite expression, as when addressing a stranger, when interrupting or disagreeing with someone, or to request repetition of what has just been said.)
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