serve as a pretext

Übersetzungen
служить предлогом
The minor disagreement served as a pretext for a larger argument.
Незначительное разногласие послужило предлогом для более крупного спора.
Definitionen
To act as a false reason or justification for an action or decision, often used to disguise the true motives behind it.
Wörter
pretext

substantiv
предлог
serve

verb
служить