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What your body does when it wants out but lacks a door.
means To twist and squirm with small writhing motions, or to slip out of trouble by clever evasion.
from From Low German wriggeln, to twist or turn — kin to the wry in wry smile, both rooted in bending sideways.
Worm logicWorms wriggle because they lack legs to flee.
Figurative slipTo wriggle out is to escape obligation, not floor.
Wiggle cousinWiggle is its bouncier, less desperate sibling.