wriggle out

And most of us felt compelled to find a witty repartee while trying to wriggle out of his clutches.

You can physicalize your desire to probe and to confront and not allow someone to wriggle out of things.

The warmth of Peg's pocket revived the seemingly dead eels, and they began to wriggle out to enjoy a little fresh air.

Lying flat, she began slowly and cautiously to wriggle out across the surface of the quaking bog.

The boy, who had been trying to wriggle out of his jacket, gave it up and stood sullen and silent, with clenched hands.

Nothing, said Evelyn, trying to wriggle out of her aunts grasp.

When washed ashore she can wriggle out of her shell and swim away.