cop out

English - Turkish

Definition of cop out in English Turkish dictionary: yan çizmek; sorumluluktan kaçmak; (deyim) ötmek; (deyim) oyunbozanlık etmek; Yan çizmek, kıvırmak; (fiil) mesuliyetten kaçınmak; (isim) mesuliyetten kaçınma; kaçamak yapmak; kaçamak yol; bahane; sorumluluktan kaçan kimse; kaytarma; cayma
cop out artist: sorumluluktan kaçan kimse
cop-out: bahane
copout: mesuliyetten kaçınma

English - English

Definition of cop out in English English dictionary: To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
Faced with the prospect of cooking for himself, his first thought was to cop out and order a pizza.; Not do something that you intended to do, because you do not feel brave enough, strong enough etc; (noun) an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility; (verb) Avoid doing something that one ought to do; choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider"; evade a problem, avoid a difficult situation; renege on a commitment, neglect a duty; Avoidance or inadequate performance of a task or duty; the action of copping out
His disappearance on the day of the audition was just a cop-out.; An excuse made in order to avoid performing a task or duty; a reason offered when someone cops out
It was a cop-out to say he couldn't sign the petition because he sprained his wrist.; A person who cops out
He's always a cop-out when there's hard work to be done.; disapproval If you refer to something as a cop-out, you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do. To decline to vote is a cop-out The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out. something you do or say in order to avoid doing or accepting something
copout: alternative spelling of cop-out
copout: a failure to face some difficulty squarely