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An excuse or pretext to avoid a commitment or responsibility

The act or state of eschewing or avoiding something

A deliberately misleading story (used as an excuse or cover-up)

To renege on an agreement or promise

To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt

Pass responsibility on to another

Express remorse, regret

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

To leave, flee or escape from a place

To change or back out of one's decision or opinion

To renounce, especially when contrary to a promise or obligation

To leave behind or stop caring for someone or something

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Noun

An excuse or pretext to avoid a commitment or responsibility

rationalisation^UK

rationalization^US

mitigating circumstances

ostensible reason

why and wherefore

supposed grounds

defending evidence

stamp of approval

whys and wherefores

line of reasoning

the why and wherefore

school of thought

positive statement

two cents' worth

principal element

chief ingredient

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“It's a cop-out, of course, to avoid the difficulty of finding a small enough child actor to look two-and-a-bit years old but behave well on stage.”

Noun

The act or state of eschewing or avoiding something

nonparticipation

steering clear of

finding a way round

shilly-shallying

stalling for time

humming and hawing

dodging the issue

sidestepping the issue

beating about the bush

ducking the issue

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“I certainly don't think of it as a cop-out to excuse oneself from helping others.”

Noun

A deliberately misleading story (used as an excuse or cover-up)

Verb

To renege on an agreement or promise

throw in the towel

lose your nerve

have no stomach for

think better of

get cold feet about

change your mind

axe^UK

ax^US

declare null and void

turn your back on

pull the plug on

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“I didn't want to cop out on the idea of sleep being possible while listening to this mix, so I embraced the idea entirely and played some tracks that put the mind at ease.”

Verb

Weasel out

Verb

To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt

Verb

Pass responsibility on to another

blow hot and cold

beat about the bush

be non-committal

beat around the bush

dodge the issue

pussyfoot around

duck the question

fudge the issue

sit on the fence

parry questions

evade the issue

avoid the issue

give run around

beg the question

straddle the fence

cloud the issue

be noncommittal

give the run around

sidestep the issue

hedge your bets

give the runaround

dance around an issue

worm one's way out of

shift ground about

stretch the truth

give a false colour to

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

find a way round

be equivocal about

beat about the bush about

be evasive about

avoid answering

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Verb

Express remorse, regret

Verb

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

beat around the bush

give the runaround

dance around an issue

worm one's way out of

be non-committal

parry questions

evade the issue

beat about the bush

sit on the fence

dodge the issue

fudge the issue

blow hot and cold

pussyfoot around

duck the question

be noncommittal

give the run around

sidestep the issue

hedge your bets

avoid the issue

give run around

beg the question

straddle the fence

cloud the issue

shift ground about

find a way round

skirt the issue

play it close to the vest

give a false colour to

stretch the truth

avoid answering

be equivocal about

be evasive about

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

beat about the bush about

give a wide berth to

put the move on

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Verb

To leave, flee or escape from a place

leave high and dry

leave in the lurch

make a dash for it

beat a hasty retreat

leave holding the bag

make a break for it

make a run for it

make oneself scarce

run like scared rabbit

take it on the lam

take to your heels

head for the hills

show a clean pair of heels

make a quick exit

do a disappearing act

absent yourself

do a moonlight flit

take French leave

make your escape

sling your hook

do a vanishing act

make quick exit

take yourself off

go like lightning

take on the lam

say your goodbyes

abstract oneself

take a long walk on a short pier

be off with you

go jump in the lake

go and jump in the lake

leave in a hurry

depart suddenly

step on the gas

extricate oneself

get on your bike

distance oneself

make a quick getaway

depart secretly

go absent without leave

desert under fire

have it away on one's toes

break away from

slip through your fingers

go and chase yourself

get out of my sight

make good one's escape

get out of someone's clutches

break loose from

make one's escape from

begin one's journey

seclude oneself

say one's farewells

make one's departure

take oneself off from

absent oneself from

make like a tree and get out of here

make like a tree and leave

take one's farewells

do vanishing act

make a move from

go off in a huff

make a sudden departure

shut oneself away

go to one's room

shut oneself away in

take your leave of

make one's farewells

go separate ways

hoist the blue peter

get on the road

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Verb

To change or back out of one's decision or opinion

change your mind

do an about-face

do an about-turn

have second thoughts

break your word

change your mind about

break a promise

have change of heart

change one's tune

do an about-turn on

dissociate from

go back on your word

think better of

turn the tables

shift one's ground

sing a different song

refuse to fulfil

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To renounce, especially when contrary to a promise or obligation

Verb

To leave behind or stop caring for someone or something

turn your back on

wash your hands of

hang out to dry

leave high and dry

leave in the lurch

give someone the push

let someone stew in their own juice

give up the ship

give someone the big E

step aside from

throw in the towel

stop participating in

leave someone holding the baby

abstract oneself

stop participating

give the heave-ho

fail to support

stop going out with

leave all alone

break off one's relationship with

leave parentless

leave in trouble

leave holding the bag

leave in a lurch

fall short of expectation

absent yourself

detach yourself

do the dirty on

take your leave of

change one's tune

give someone the air

refuse to have anything to do with

absolve yourself

give the old heave-ho

leave at the altar

stand down from

let someone down

stab in the back

hand in resignation

absent oneself from

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

have no more truck with

give something a miss

throw in the sponge

make one's exit

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