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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a ready excuse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an excuse that is easily available or quickly provided, often implying that it may be insincere or overly convenient.
Example: "Whenever he is late, he always has a ready excuse, whether it's traffic or a last-minute meeting."
Alternatives: "an easy excuse" or "a convenient excuse".
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He has a ready excuse.
There is always a ready excuse.
They also provide a ready excuse for voters so inclined.
Rushing by, a half-dozen women had a ready excuse.
Widespread poverty has provided a ready excuse for governments dependent on income from resources.
"One provides a ready excuse, and the other is self-destructive".
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Until then, Mr. Bush will cling stubbornly to the half-century-old economic embargo that has failed to unseat Mr. Castro while giving him an ever ready excuse for his government's economic failings and repression.
He has an (overly) ready excuse for where he was at the time of Morten's murder and a penchant for sadistic games – he makes the infuriatingly hapless Marc play Russian roulette to win extra days to find 78,000 kroner Marc owes him (for what is unclear, though what is clear is that Marc should quit trying to win it at poker).
They took little comfort in the ready excuse.
Burger King has just provided Facebook users with the ready excuse for which they were waiting.
"When the authorities ask them why they were doing this dumb thing, 'MacGyver' seems to be the ready excuse," he said.
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