Communication
make excuses
avoid blame or responsibility
To give reasons that are intended to prevent people from blaming you or expecting you to do something.
Hear it in real life
Did Maya finish the report?
No, she made excuses and said she was too busy.
He keeps making excuses for arriving late to work.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: make an excuse of being late
Say: make an excuse for being late
Use "for" before a noun or an -ing form when explaining the excuse.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
make excuses; make excuses for something; make excuses for doing something
Your turn: say it out loud
He keeps making excuses for arriving late to work.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
make excuses
avoid blame or responsibility
“He keeps making excuses for arriving late to work.”
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