bow out

/ baʊ /

verb

1. adverb; usually troften foll byof to retire or withdraw gracefully

Idioms and Phrases

Depart, withdraw, resign, as in After five years as chairman, I felt it was time I bowed out , or We'll have to beat them; they'll never bow out . [First half of 1900s]

Related Words

• bail out
• drop out
• pull out
• quit
• retire
• withdraw