on some pretext or other meaning in Chinese
用某种借口
Examples
- I know that before the evening is over i shall be thoroughly exhausted ; if i am lucky , that is , if i can worm a few francs out of him on some pretext or other , i will duck him the moment he goes to the toilet
我明白不等今晚过去我就会精疲力竭的，如果运气好我就在他上厕所时乘机溜之大吉-也就是说，如果我能以某种借口从他那儿先骗到几法郎。