If you bow out of something, you stop taking part in it. ( WRITTEN )
He had bowed out gracefully when his successor had been appointed.
= step down
PHRASAL VERB : V P , also V P of n
If you bow out of something, you stop taking part in it. ( WRITTEN )
He had bowed out gracefully when his successor had been appointed.
= step down
PHRASAL VERB : V P , also V P of n
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006