as in backs 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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Martinez was an eighth round pick by the D-backs out of Arizona State in 2025.—
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Martinez was an eighth-round pick by the D-backs out of Arizona State in 2025.—
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The death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades, and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 revolution that brought the Islamic Republic into being.—
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Scott recalls, offering up his best Ozzy impression.—
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“Finks out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finks%20out. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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