Sean came home very late at night, stinking of cheap whisky. He told Mary that his car had broken down. She glared at him with a look that conveyed that she didn’t buy his ______ for a second
Sean came home very late at night, stinking of cheap whisky. He told Mary that his car had broken down. She glared at him with a look that conveyed that she didn’t buy his ______ for a second.
A. reason
B. pretext
C. excuse
D. cause