支开

ràng tā chū qù bàn shì bù guò shì wèi le zàn shí bǎ tā cóng fáng jiān li zhī kāi

让他出去办事不过是为了暂时把他从房间里支开。

Sending him on errands was just a ploy to get him out of the house for a while.

tā biān zào le gè jiè kǒu bǎ nǐ zhī kāi

他编造了个借口把你支开。

He made up an excuse to get you out.