to decide not to do something that you had promised or agreed to do
I made half-hearted attempts to cry off, but they both insisted.
That sort of information is so vague that if it was a business deal, I'd cry off.
There are major balls on Monday and Wednesday nights, so if I cry off on Tuesday, no one will be surprised.
They’ve cried off at the last minute.
cries off
crying off
cried off
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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