VERB | social | bow out, chicken out, back off, pull out, back down | remove oneself from an obligation |
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social | bow out, withdraw | retire gracefully |
Meaning | Remove oneself from an obligation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | chicken out, back off, pull out, back down | |
Narrower | resile | Pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc. |
Broader | retire, withdraw | Lose interest |
Similar to | pull out, get out | Move out or away |
Spanish | acobardarse, amedrentarse, rajarse |
Meaning | Retire gracefully. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonym | withdraw | |
Broader | retire | go into retirement |
Similar to | retire, withdraw | Withdraw from active participation |
Spanish | retirarse dignamente, retirarse |
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