| 词组 | cry off |
| 释义 | Phr V cry off cries, crying, cried cry off British & Australian informal to decide not to do something that you have arranged to doNow, if I say we'll be there you're not going to cry off at the last minute, are you? cry off • cry off sth BrE informal to decide not to do something that you have agreed or arranged to do: We'd arranged to go to Spain together and he cried off at the last moment. Josh cried off the trip to town, saying he had a headache.■ SIMILAR TO: drop out cry offTo abandon something that one has promised to do. Andrew was supposed to help me move today, but he cried off this morning, to my great disappointment. cry offBreak or withdraw from a promise or agreement, as in We thought we'd bought the car, but the owner cried off at the last minute. [Late 1700s] cry offv. To decide to break a commitment or promise: My volleyball partner cried off at the last moment and forced me to cancel the game. |
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