GoEnglish.com teaches the meanings and uses of English idioms, idiomatic phrases and expressions such as extenuating circumstances (something unusual happened which changed the situation...). Our goal for the lesson "Today's Idiom = Extenuating Circumstances" is for you to completely understand what extenuating circumstances means, and to feel confident using "extenuating circumstances" correctly in conversation.

The idioms lesson for the expression extenuating circumstances may include:
(1) A quick definition of extenuating circumstances.
(2) A clear explanation of the most common meaning of extenuating circumstances.
(3) A real world example from a conversation using "extenuating circumstances".
(4) Further explanation to clarify the different shades of meaning of extenuating circumstances.
(5) Additional examples with different uses of "extenuating circumstances" in conversation.

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