- chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out - remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
--1 is one way to retire, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- bow out, withdraw - retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
--2 is one way to retire
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s