to bow out

  • 1bow out of something — bow out (of (something)) to not to do something you said you would do. An accident forced Billy to bow out of the show just before the first performance …

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  • 2bow out of — bow out (of (something)) to not to do something you said you would do. An accident forced Billy to bow out of the show just before the first performance …

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  • 3bow out — (of (something)) to not to do something you said you would do. An accident forced Billy to bow out of the show just before the first performance …

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  • 4bow out (of something) — ˌbow ˈout (of sth) derived to stop taking part in an activity, especially one in which you have been successful in the past • She has finally decided it s time to bow out of international tennis. Main entry: ↑bowderived …

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  • 5bow out — verb 1. remove oneself from an obligation He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved • Syn: ↑chicken out, ↑back off, ↑pull out, ↑back down • Hypernyms: ↑retire, ↑withdraw …

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  • 6bow out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms bow out : present tense I/you/we/they bow out he/she/it bows out present participle bowing out past tense bowed out past participle bowed out to give up a job or position, especially when you have had it for …

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  • 7bow out — v. (D; intr.) ( to give up ) to bow out as (he had to bow out as a contender) * * * [ baʊ aʊt] (D; intr.) ( to give up ) to bow out as (he had to bow out as a contender) …

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  • 8bow out — PHRASAL VERB If you bow out of something, you stop taking part in it. [WRITTEN] [V P of n] The Royal Family should bow out gracefully, while they still can... [V P] He had bowed out gracefully when his successor had been appointed …

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  • 9bow out phrasal — verb (I) 1 to stop taking part in an activity, job etc, especially one that you have been doing for a long time: bow out of sth: Reeves thinks it is time for him to bow out of politics. 2 to not do something that you have promised or agreed to do …

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  • 10bow out — {v.}, {informal} 1. To give up taking part; excuse yourself from doing any more; quit. * /Mr. Black often quarreled with his partners, so finally he bowed out of the company./ * /While the movie was being filmed, the star got sick and had to bow… …

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