skip out on sb/sth
— phrasal verb with skip uk/skɪp/us/skɪp/verb -pp-
US to avoid doing something that you should do; to leave someone when they need your help:
He explained why he skipped out on a live radio appearance.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Avoiding action
- avoid
- avoid sth like the plague idiom
- avoidance
- bottle
- bottle out
- flinch
- flinch from sth/doing sth
- fudge
- get out of sth
- get-out clause
- insure
- shrink
- shy away from sth
- sit on your arse idiom
- stand around
- stand by
- stand round
- steer
- welch
- welsh
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