逃げ口上を言うの英語

I was at a loss for an excuse.

He made as if he were going to run away.

an act of escaping secretly

to pursue someone who is escaping

to make ready to run away

to catch someone trying to escape

to run for one's life

to seem inclined to run away

to speak within bounds―speak within compass

to utter

to speak with a rising inflection

to speak plainly―speak in plain terms―speak in plain English―call a spade a spade

of something that has escaped to be caught

to write to say―write me word―drop me a line

to scamper away―scuttle away

a cage from which there is no escape

to run far away

the action of pursuing someone who is making an escape

While they were running away...

to chop one's words―chop one's sentences―speak disconnectedly

to insinuate―innuendo―drop a hint―（that he is a miser, etc.）

an act of saying a tongue twister

to make a pun―play upon words

to inform one by word of mouth

the action of expressing something verbally

to frighten an animal or person into running away

He is ready to fly―showing the white feather.

to read something aloud

utter aloud

to say something over one's shoulder