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Meanings of handy excuse in English

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Usage of handy excuse in English
1
She wasn't really, but it made a handy excuse.
Lonesome dove
2
Everyone had a handy excuse.
Her mother's hope
3
His habit became a handy excuse as to why he wouldn't have sex with the many women he attracted.
News.com.au
4
Sulu had provided McCoy a handy excuse for getting down to the planet without having to put on his dress uniform.
Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light
5
It is a handy excuse to apply if you have a recalcitrant older dog who refuses to do its owner's bidding.
The Irish Times
6
On the other hand, the filmmakers now have a handy excuse for the mirthless silence set to spread through the world's cinemas.
The Irish Times
7
"It was all true, even if it did provide a handy excuse for your brother."
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
8
"A handy excuse, as it also explains why I have been spending time with you."
The Wise Man’s Fear
9
"Well, that was a handy excuse."
Her mother's hope
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