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cop out

/kɒp aʊt/

/kɑp aʊt/

Translations

cop outverb

copped out

Past Simple

copped out

Past Participle

copping out

Gerund

/kɒp aʊt/

/kɑp aʊt/

se dérober

He decided to cop out of the meeting at the last minute.

Il a décidé de se dérober à la réunion à la dernière minute.

Additional translations

se défilerFamilier.

Synonyms

back out

cop outverb

To avoid doing something that one ought to do or is expected to do, often by giving an excuse.

He decided to cop out of the meeting at the last minute, claiming he was feeling unwell.