| 单词 | to funk out of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto funk out of —— to funk out of —— intransitive. To back out of (something), owing to a lack of courage or spirit; to try to avoid or evade (an undertaking, duty, etc.). ΚΠ 1837 Spirit of Times 27 May 113 Peter was not the man to funk out of a treat [because of stinginess]. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. ix. 125 To Funk right out o' p'lit'cal strife aint thought to be the thing. 1874 Huddersfield College Mag. 2 62 I proved his cowardice..by challenging him to an immediate duel, which he ‘funked out’ of. 1901 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 16 Nov. 3/3 He funked out of a fight at the Reliance Club one night on the ground of sickness and signed up the next day with Billy Lavigne to fight in two weeks. 1916 C. F. Stocking Mayor of Filbert xxiv. 211 The thought threw him into a panic... But shame intervened to prevent him from funking out of a situation which he had himself created. 1993 New Scientist 7 Aug. 8/3 The government is funking out of one of its basic responsibilities—the maintenance of basic standards. 2013 A. Rice Adventures Reluctant Boating Wife 10 [I] spent most of my life successfully funking out of crew duties. < as lemmas |
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