lame excuse
thin excuse

They don't judge me so there is never a need for lame excuses.

Dave - 1 month 20 days ago What a lame excuse for a story.

Her physical pain was only a lame excuse for tears.

And if that sounds like a pretty lame excuse, then you may be right.

I began making lame excuses, saying things like "Maybe little boys and girls in some other place need the snow more than we do."

She shrugged, trying to make light of her lame excuse.

As stupid lame excuses went, it wasn't actually a bad one.

I know it sounds like the old lame excuse, but we never had a chance.

To point out he had criminal tendencies was a lame excuse for his behavior.

In the end, there were the sort of lame excuses that fighters give.