Similar words: cop-out, pop out, dropout, drop out, drop-out, propound, marco polo, scopoletin. Meaning: v. choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing.
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1 Lots of people said they'd help but they've all copped out.
2 You can't just cop out of difficult decisions.
3 We had a great plan,but George copped out at the last minute.
4 You're not going to cop out at the last minute, are you?
5 He was boasting about how brave he was at the start, but copped out at the finish.
6 As far as I'm concerned, she's copped out and joined the rat race.
7 She copped out of the parachute jump at the last minute with some feeble excuse.
8 As it was, I copped out just a little.
9 These thieves had to cop out.
10 You can't cop out of your responsibility to the project.
11 The ultimate answer sounds a cop out but is completely accurate in real - world settings: it depends.
12 A cop out , is a weak excuse for not doing something.
13 Don't try to cop out by telling me you're too busy!
14 Answer: you cop out and buy the LOLcat book. Pish pash,[www.Sentencedict.com] job done.
15 You've got to take it up. Don't try to cop out of it by telling me you're too busy!
16 I only hat, e another year here and then I cop out!
17 In this situation would it be the positive reaction to cop out and run away?