as in backs out
to break a promise or agreement
I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!
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Martinez was an eighth round pick by the D-backs out of Arizona State in 2025.—
David Brandt,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Martinez was an eighth-round pick by the D-backs out of Arizona State in 2025.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Unless the league backs down at the last minute — which would also not be unprecedented — the Senators could forfeit a pick in the mid-teens.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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My record is one of an effective lawmaker who never backs down from a fight.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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McCoy dunked hard at the rim off the dribble, from a lob and even got a couple put-backs off his own misses.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Rather than throwing those bad cops out of the union and asking for better training so cops will never have to ask what to do when a fellow cop appears to have broken the law, Hendry encourages them.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Monahan recalls that he was asked to write a song for James Blunt.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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McLeod first moved to San Diego in 2007 as the opening chef of the Fairmont Grand Del Mar and recalls that most restaurants of that era served tacos and burgers, catering to hungry families who came for SeaWorld.—
Amber Gibson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Finks out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finks%20out. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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