借故

tā jiè gù lí kāi le

他借故离开了。

He found an excuse and left.

jiè gù bù lái

借故不来

excuse oneself from coming

jiè gù tuō yán

借故拖延

find an excuse to delay

jiè gù tuī tuō

借故推脱

find pretexts for refusal

tā dòng bu dòng jiù jiè gù dào wǒ men jiā lái

她动不动就借故到我们家来。

She comes to our house at the slightest excuse.

wǒ wèn tā qián de shì shí tā jiù jiè gù táng sè

我问她钱的事时，她就借故搪塞。

When I asked about the money she gave me the runaround.

tā zǒng shì jiè gù zhǎo tā de chà zi

她总是借故找他的岔子。

She's always getting on to him about something.