crawfished
Withdrew from commitment
Crawfished means backed out of a position or commitment, especially in a way that seems cowardly or evasive.
The image is of a crawfish moving backward: He crawfished on the deal when things got tough.
The term is regional, most common in the American South and Southwest.
Also spelled crawdadded or crayfish as verbs with the same meaning.
Break a pledge
- backpedalReverse one's stance
- retractWithdraw something said
- recantFormally withdraw a statement
- backtrackReverse one's position
reverse · walk back · flip-flop · about-face · u-turn · go back on · back out · welch
Remove or pull away
- back awayRetreat while still facing
- back downWithdraw from a stance
- pull backTo retreat or disengage
- fall backWithdraw from advance
retreat · recede · disengage · yield · capitulate · surrender · give ground · cower
Avoid by quick movement
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- evadeEscape by cunning
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
skirt · circumvent · avoid · deflect · hedge · equivocate · prevaricate · waffle
renege
Break a pledge
backtrack · reverse · walk back · flip-flop · about-face · u-turn · go back on · back out · welch · cop out
withdraw
Remove or pull away
fall back · retreat · recede · disengage · yield · capitulate · surrender · give ground · cower · shrink back
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
elude · skirt · circumvent · avoid · deflect · hedge · equivocate · prevaricate · waffle · stonewall
waver
Hesitate or fluctuate
falter · oscillate · shilly-shally · wobble · teeter · seesaw · blow hot and cold · fence-sit · yo-yo · fluctuate
crawfishedfollowed through
Completed what was started
doubled down · honored · delivered · made good · fulfilled
crawfishedadvanced
Far along in development
pressed on · forged ahead · moved forward · charged · escalated
- crawfish boilSeasoned freshwater crustacean meal
- crawfish pieBaked Louisiana shellfish dish
- crawfish etouffeeSmothered freshwater crustacean dish
- crawfish bisqueCreamy shellfish soup, Southern style
- crawfish trapDevice for catching freshwater crustaceans