If you ~ of something that you are supposed to do, you avoid doing it. (INFORMAL)
George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin...
You can’t ~ once you’ve taken on a responsibility.
= back out
PHRASAL VERB: V P of n, V P
If you ~ of something that you are supposed to do, you avoid doing it. (INFORMAL)
George ducked out of his forced marriage to a cousin...
You can’t ~ once you’ve taken on a responsibility.
= back out
PHRASAL VERB: V P of n, V P
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012