推故

推故	tuī gù	to find a pretext for refusing
推	tuī	to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage
故	gù	happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead