From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwriggle out of something phrasal verb1 AVOIDto avoid doing something by using clever excuses SYN get out of something Don’t try to wriggle out of your responsibilities.2 to take off a tight piece of clothing by twisting your body from side to side She wriggled out of her dress. → wriggle→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
wriggle out of • I know what that means-even when he promises, he always wriggles out of paying his share of anything.• He can not pay the tax, and does everything he can to wriggle out of their demand. 