as in backed out
to break a promise or agreement
don't cop out on your promise to pay for the damage
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Such was not the case in 2021, when UCLA backed out five hours before kickoff against North Carolina State.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025 -
The winning bidder for that project backed out amid conflict of interest allegations.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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But seeing Scherzer grow animated as Schneider approached, shortstop Andrés Giménez backed off.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Trump had earlier suggested Chicago could be the next target of a National Guard deployment but has since backed off out of concern that doing so without Pritzker’s agreement could create legal headache, sources familiar with the matter told CNN last month.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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And more than anything, more than the animosity between the programs, more than the College Football Playoff impact, more than Notre Dame puffing its chest out as USC backed down, that familiarity was the real higher power at work.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The administration only backed down after both Democrats and Republicans criticized the move.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Tim Allen recalled his two-year prison stint in the 1970s during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Dakota Fanning recalled the memorable way that her sister, Elle Fanning, intervened when a man was being rude to her.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Copped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copped%20out. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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