( informal ) to avoid or stop doing sth that you should do because you are afraid, lazy, etc. :
You're not going to cop out at the last minute, are you?
—related noun cop-out
( informal ) to avoid or stop doing sth that you should do because you are afraid, lazy, etc. :
You're not going to cop out at the last minute, are you?
—related noun cop-out
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005