I was going to have him called away from the house on some pretext or other.
我当时正打算用什么借口，让人把他从房子里叫出去。
The boss sent little Jack away on some pretext or other.
老板用某种借口把小杰克开除了。
In most cases we were refused on some pretext or other, while we ourselves turned down a few places as unsuitable.
大多数情况下，别人总会找一些借口来拒绝我们，或者我们自己觉得地方不好不想住。
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