Ask someone for a free pass out of somewhere that they have you blocked in. Let's say I had 10 men on Indonisa, and someone had, let's say 17 men on Siam, and he was all set to take Oceania and there's nothing I can do about it.
Is it wrong to ask for a free pass out in order to protect my 10 men? Keep in mind that it's early in the game, and I have a second 10+ army elsewhere, so it's not like he can take me out of the game or anything.