bow out, v.
retire gracefully
<verb.social>
bow out withdraw
sample sentences
"He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
remove oneself from an obligation
<verb.social>
back down back off bow out chicken out pull out
sample sentences
"He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP