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单词 cry off
释义

cry off

British informal Go back on a promise or fail to keep to an arrangement: we were going to Spain together and he cried off at the last moment...
  • But history shows that he cried off at half-time having pulled a stomach muscle.
  • Wicklow also had their problems when David Moran failed a fitness test while Michael O'Brien also cried off through injury.
  • It was only going to be a flying visit, but Jon and Trevor (and Paul, too, in the end, who had been on the verge of crying off on account of illness, so it's a good job I bought extra cakes) stayed for a couple of hours.

Synonyms

back out, pull out, cancel, withdraw, beg off, excuse oneself;
change one's mind, go back on one's word, break one's promise
informal get cold feet, cop out, wimp out
North American informal crap out
See parent entry: cry
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