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An excuse or pretext to avoid a commitment or responsibility

The act or state of eschewing or avoiding something

Convenient option to avoid responsibility or difficulty

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

To renege on an agreement or promise

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

To leave, flee or escape from a place

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

line of reasoning

mental gymnastics

whys and wherefores

the why and wherefore

good explanation

reasonable grounds

reasonable justification

school of thought

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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

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

Noun

Convenient option to avoid responsibility or difficulty

Noun

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

Verb

To renege on an agreement or promise

do an about-face

break your word

change your mind

have second thoughts

throw in the towel

think better of

lose your nerve

have no stomach for

do an about-turn

break a promise

have no more truck with

get cold feet about

declare null and void

wash your hands of

go back on your word

shift one's ground

render null and void

axe^UK

ax^US

have change of heart

do an about-turn on

change one's tune

go over the fence

turn one's coat

dissociate from

retrace your steps

go over to the other side

turn the tables

sing a different song

turn your back on

divorce oneself from

refuse to acknowledge

refuse to accept

call all bets off

bring to an end

declare invalid

put a line through

perjure oneself

forswear oneself

knock something on the head

change allegiances

change loyalties

go over to the enemy

go into arrears

see in the alley

put on the cuff

meet under arch

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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

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

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

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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

sling your hook

do a vanishing act

make your escape

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

break away from

slip through your fingers

distance oneself

extricate oneself

have it away on one's toes

make good one's escape

leave in a hurry

get out of someone's clutches

make a quick getaway

depart secretly

go absent without leave

step on the gas

desert under fire

depart suddenly

go and chase yourself

get out of my sight

break loose from

make one's escape from

get on your bike

take oneself off from

absent oneself from

disentangle yourself

take your leave of

do vanishing act

make one's departure

say one's farewells

step aside from

make oneself scarce from

take a hike from

give the slip to

take leave from

remove oneself from

cut and run from

parachute to safety

escape blame for

get off scot-free

escape punishment for

turn your back on

be unfaithful to

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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

leave someone holding the baby

give the heave-ho

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

give the old heave-ho

leave at the altar

do the dirty on

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