as in to back out
to break a promise or agreement
I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!
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After the Cubs hit a pair of back-to-back solo home runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 2-1 lead, Counsell sent Palencia back out for the sixth to face Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Xander Bogaerts.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Or might a loss at Carolina next Sunday immediately spring open that pen and let the wolves back out full-throated?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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During the heat of summer, those grass roots are just biding their time, waiting for the temperatures to go back down.—
Charlotte Germane,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
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Hungary's top diplomat told Newsweek that the only path to obtaining peace in Ukraine and ensuring Europe's security ran through a stable relationship between the United States and Russia, vowing Budapest would not back down in the face of pressure from EU and NATO allies on this front and others.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Without their back pressure, defencemen need to back off and give the opposing rush space to avoid getting beat.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Yes, the members of season 27’s cast are almost all playing the game poorly, backing off from big moves out of fear or changing their minds at the last moment to vote out their own allies.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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Dean and Dan Caten recalled meeting Armani during many summer holidays throughout the Mediterranean and also praised his generosity toward them and young designers.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The young bride recalls having to sleep in a new house with a new family soon after the wedding, having always slept with her mother at home until then.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Fink out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fink%20out. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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