make up an excuse

Examples (10)

• He made up a rather lame excuse for the work being late.
• Whenever he's late, he always makes up an excuse about traffic.
• She'll probably make up an excuse to avoid coming to the party.
• I'm not going to the meeting; I'm just going to make up an excuse.
• You can't just make up an excuse every time you miss a deadline.
• It's better to tell the truth than to make up an excuse.
• Making up an excuse on the spot is difficult when you're under pressure.
• Why did you make up such a flimsy excuse instead of just admitting your mistake?
• Don't make up an excuse; just tell me what really happened.
• He has made up so many excuses that no one believes him anymore.