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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This was a month for big festivals, with two weekends of Coachella and one of Stagecoach all back to back out in Indio, Calif., and of just-as-big tour kickoffs, with both our Greatest Pop Star of 2024 and our Greatest Pop Star of the entire 21st Century launching their most recent treks.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
1 May 2025 -
The Mets backed out due to concern over a hip issue with Gomez.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The salary aprons will bring the top teams back down in a season or so.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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He was sent back down to Triple-A after some early struggles.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The corporate elite are playing nice, hoping that doing so will buy them time before President Donald Trump backs off on his profit-eroding, stock-depressing tariffs.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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The other benefit of Amad playing at right wing-back is his understanding of when to jump up the pitch and when to back off.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco recall showing up early to Taylor Swift party: 'Mortified' Gomez reportedly dated DJ Zedd in 2015 and singer The Weeknd in 2017.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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But even though the show was a hit on the network, Burns recalls not making much money from it.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 May 2025
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“Fink out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fink%20out. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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