I think you'd better just take a sick day and go home now, I'll make your excuses.

我想你最好请一天病假回家吧，我会为你找个借口的。

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Or worse, if he begins to make excuses for being late, even as his tardiness becomes habitual, your trust continues to erode until you take steps to protect yourself from his late arrivals.

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