cop out (of something)
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Cop Out (2010 film) — Cop Out Official poster Directed by Kevin Smith Produced by Marc E. Platt Polly Johnsen Michael Tadross … Wikipedia
cop-out — cop outs N COUNT: usu sing (disapproval) If you refer to something as a cop out, you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do. [INFORMAL] Wallowing in guilt about the past is a cop out that prevents you from … English dictionary
cop-out — n informal something you do or say in order to avoid doing or accepting something ▪ There is plenty to do on your own doorstep; to look further is a cop out … Dictionary of contemporary English
cop-out — cop ,out noun count INFORMAL something you say or do to avoid doing what you should do: Telling him you re ill sounds like a cop out to me … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cop out — verb choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider • Syn: ↑opt out • Derivationally related forms: ↑copout • Hypernyms: ↑choose, ↑prefer, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cop-out — n excuse, dodge, evasion, fraud, pretence, pretext, alibi COLLOQ. get out, shirking, passing the buck * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: cop out, verb (herein) 1. : an excuse for copping out … Useful english dictionary
cop out — 1. in. to plead guilty (to a lesser charge). (Underworld. See also cop a plea.) □ Frank copped out and got off with a night in the cooler. □ I decided not to cop out and got a mouthpiece instead. 2. in. to give up and quit; to chicken out (of… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
cop-out — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cop out : singular cop out plural cop outs informal something you say or do to avoid doing what you should do Telling him you re ill sounds like a cop out to me … English dictionary
cop out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms cop out : present tense I/you/we/they cop out he/she/it cops out present participle copping out past tense copped out past participle copped out informal to avoid doing something that you should do because… … English dictionary
cop out — I Australian Slang 1. opt out of (something); give smth. up; 2. fail completely; 3. way out of a situation of embarrassment or responsibility: Her going overseas was a bit of a cop out II Canadian Slang to give up trying to do something or give… … English dialects glossary
