单词 | to fink out on |
释义 | > as lemmasto fink out on 2. With out. To withdraw or back out from some venture, esp. through cowardice; to ‘chicken out’. Also to fink out on: to fail in (something), to let (someone) down. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail in [verb (transitive)] slip1855 to fall down1873 to fink out on1966 tube1966 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > disappoint, frustrate [verb (transitive)] > let down faila1300 lotea1325 unsecond1616 to let down1913 fizz1941 to fink out on1966 the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > be cowardly or show signs of cowardice [verb (intransitive)] > shirk or skulk skulk1626 shirk1778 to funk out1859 duff1883 to chicken out1931 fink1966 wimp1981 cowardize2003 1966 Time 7 Oct. 38 When Castella Branco decreed that the next President would be elected by Congress, the opposition finked out. 1982 M. Atwood Bodily Harm i. 16 You finked out on the last piece I wanted you to do, said Keith. 1985 Washington Post 5 Apr. c4/3 We felt like he finked out on us. 1990 R. Blount First Hubby 179 Maybe it was predictable that Cuomo and Bradley and the other Democratic big guns..would fink out again. < as lemmas |
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