get a wiggle on
To move quickly; to hurry or hurry up; get a move on. We'd better get a wiggle on if we want to be on time for our reservation. If these guys don't get a wiggle on, we'll be here moving boxes all day. A: "You want a group of toddlers to get a wiggle on? Ha, good luck with that!" B: "I know, they only move at one pace—slow."
wiggle (one's) way out (of something)
1. To extricate oneself from a snug thing or place by or as by twisting and contorting one's body in order to maneuver out of it. I thought I was completely stuck in the crawlspace, but I was finally able to wiggle my way back out. The jeans were so tight that I had to wiggle my way out of them.
2. To avoid or disentangle oneself from some situation, task, duty, or responsibility, especially through sly, devious, or cunning means. He always tries to wiggle his way out of doing the dishes each night, claiming he has some project or another he has to work on for school. Sally is so charming that she can wiggle her way out of any trouble she gets into. I told you two weeks ago that the whole company has to be there to do the stock count—you're not wiggling your out of it this time!
wiggle out (of something)
1. To extricate oneself from a snug thing or place by or as by twisting and contorting one's body in order to maneuver out of it. I thought I was completely stuck in the crawlspace, but I was finally able to wiggle out. The jeans were so tight that I had to wiggle out of them.
2. To avoid or disentangle oneself from some situation, task, duty, or responsibility, especially through sly, devious, or cunning means. He always tries to wiggle out of doing the dishes each night, claiming he has some project or another he has to work on for school. Sally always finds some way to wiggle out of any trouble she gets herself into. I told you two weeks ago that the whole company has to be there to do the stock count—you're not wiggling out of it this time!
wiggle room
The space, time, or freedom to make changes as needed. Good news—I've done the math, and we have enough wiggle room in the budget to make some of those purchases we've been putting off. When I'm meeting up with someone, I always leave early, so that I have wiggle room in case I get lost.
ziggy-wiggling
euphemism An act or instance of sexual intercourse. The spot is a popular destination for young people to park their cars and engage in a bit of ziggy-wiggling in the dark.
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wiggle out of something
1. . Lit to get out of something or some place; to squirm out of something or some place. The kitten was able to wiggle out of the cage in which it had been put. The squirrel wiggled out of the trap we caught it in.
2. . Fig. to manage to get out of a job, the blame for something, or a responsibility. Don't try to wiggle out of your job! You are to blame and don't try to wiggle out of it!
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.