lấy nê
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To use as a pretext; to make an excuse: To rely on a weak, unreasonable, or unjustified reason to justify an action or inaction, often to avoid a responsibility or duty.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Anh ta lấy nê bị đau đầu để không đi làm. (He used a headache as a pretext not to go to work.)
- Đừng lấy nê là trời mưa để trễ hẹn. (Don't use the rain as an excuse to be late for the appointment.)
- Cô ấy lấy nê con còn nhỏ để từ chối công tác xa. (She used the pretext that her child was still young to refuse a distant assignment.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies that the excuse is perceived as flimsy, invalid, or not genuinely acceptable. It carries a connotation of making a poor excuse.
Variants and Related Words
- Viện cớ (v): to give an excuse, to plead a pretext. (A more common and standard synonym.)
- Lấy cớ (v): to use as an excuse. (A direct and common synonym for .)
Synonyms
- To pretext: to allege or employ as a pretext.
- To use as an excuse: to offer a reason to explain or justify.
- To plead (as in ): to claim something as a reason for not doing something.
Related Idioms
- "Bắt cá hai tay" is an idiom about trying to do two things at once for double gain. While not a direct synonym, it contrasts with , which is about avoiding a single duty.
- The concept is related to the idea of "ngụy biện" (fallacious reasoning) in logic, where invalid reasons are presented as justifications.