cops out
Takes easy exit
To cop out is to avoid responsibility or commitment, typically by making excuses or taking the easy way out: He copped out of helping us move.
A cop-out is such an evasion: Blaming the weather was a total cop-out.
The phrase implies weakness or lack of integrity—choosing convenience over obligation.
- evadeEscape by cunning
- avoidStay away from
- back downWithdraw from a stance
- shirkEvade one's obligations
- withdrawRemove or pull away
renounce · escape · abandons · deflects · surrender · retract · cowardly · procrastinates · deceitful · negligent · dodges · default · resign · irresponsible · unaccountable · quits · dishonorable · unreliable
cops outfollows through
Completes what was started
delivers · commits · perseveres · fulfills · doubles down
cops outfaces up to
Acknowledges something difficult
confronts · takes the bull by the horns · stands one's ground · tackles · braves