If you ~ 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 ~ 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. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012