to stop taking part in an activity, especially one in which you have been successful in the past :
She has finally decided it's time to bow out of international tennis.
to stop taking part in an activity, especially one in which you have been successful in the past :
She has finally decided it's time to bow out of international tennis.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005