cop out

• Verbe à particule signifiant se dérober à ses responsabilités, à ses obligations ou à une situation difficile, souvent en invoquant une excuse ; abandonner ou renoncer par lâcheté ou par commodité.

A phrasal verb used to indicate avoiding responsibility, commitment, or a difficult situation, often by making an excuse.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Avoid responsibilityinformal

   To avoid doing something that you should do, often by making an excuse.

   se défiler

   • He copped out of helping with the project at the last minute.
   • She always cops out when it's time to clean the kitchen.
   • Don't cop out now; we need your support.

   Synonymesavoidback outbail outdodgeduckevadeshirk

   Antonymesacceptconfrontfaceshoulder

2. Back out of a commitmentinformal

   To withdraw from a promise or obligation.

   se dérober à un engagement

   • They copped out of the deal after signing the agreement.
   • He copped out on his promise to take us to the game.
   • She copped out of the race because she felt unprepared.

   Synonymesback outbailchicken outdodgerenegeshirk

   Antonymescommitfulfillhonorpersevereproceed

Verbe de basecop