wimp out
verb
wimped out; wimping out; wimps out
: to behave like a wimp : chicken out
especially
: to choose the easiest course of action
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There is a chance that central banks will wimp out and blink, and not be willing to fight inflation.
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Nouriel Roubini, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
Nouriel Roubini, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
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First Known Use
1974, in the meaning defined above
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