A bad excuse is better than none In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a bad excuse is better than none", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-12-07 06:12

Meaning of A bad excuse is better than none

A bad excuse is better than none proverb

If you offer an excuse regardless of how silly or ridiculous it is, it is more likely that others might accept it than no excuse at all.

You were absent from the meeting yesterday. A bad excuse is better than none!

A: I can't tell my mother that I lost the car key! B: Believe me! A bad excuse is better than none!

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cover (one's) back

If you cover your back, you foresee you being accused of or blamed for bad consequences and do something to avoid that.

I was up all night with a sick friend

A common excuse for not being where one was meant to be the night before.

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