Su excusa por llegar tarde era agua de borrajas; nadie le creyó.
His excuse for being late was weak tea; nobody believed him.
Un cafecito es la excusa perfecta para tomar un descanso.
A cup of joe is the perfect excuse to take a break.
Su cumpleaños es la excusa perfecta para irse de marcha y pasarlo en grande.
His birthday is the perfect reason to paint the town and have a blast.
Se va a llevar una sorpresa si piensa que me voy a creer esa excusa.
She has another thing coming if she thinks I'll fall for that excuse.
El profesor optó por ignorar la excusa del estudiante y asignar detención de todos modos.
The teacher chose to sweep aside the student's excuse and assign detention anyway.
Le encanta cualquier excusa para ponerse su ropa de domingo y salir.
She loves any excuse to put on her glad rags and go out.
Tu excusa por llegar tarde no tiene fundamento; el tráfico no estaba mal hoy.
Your excuse for being late doesn't hold water; traffic wasn't bad today.
Su excusa era solo un pretexto para evitar asumir la culpa.
His excuse was just a dodge to avoid taking the blame.
Rechaza cualquier excusa sin base al tomar decisiones que afecten al equipo.
Reject any idle excuses when making decisions that affect the team.
Su excusa preparada de antemano para llegar tarde no convenció a nadie.
Their preplanned excuse for being late didn't convince anyone.
Me creí su excusa, pero resulta que me estaba tomando el pelo.
I believed his excuse, but turns out he was just kidding.
Su excusa trillada por llegar tarde fue que había perdido el autobús.
Her threadbare excuse for being late was that she missed the bus.
La ceja del profesor se arqueó con sospecha ante la excusa tardía.
The teacher's eyebrow was cocked in suspicion at the late excuse.
