cop out | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toavoidorshirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grosslyinsufficient,negligent, orsuperficialmanner.Faced with the prospect of cooking for himself, his first thought was tocop outand order a pizza.2000,Bill Oddie,Gripping Yarns, page67:There was no bird fair at Druridge so I didn't have to feel guilty aboutcopping outof it.; Topleadguiltyand ask formercy.; (idiomatic,slang)To blame; to assign blame to; to get into trouble.His lawyercoppedhimouton just one felony charge.; (idiomatic,dated,US)To remove from a situation or crowd, such as for arrest or punishment.Somebody should havecoppedhimoutlast night.; To leave a gang.I can't believe youcopped outon us.; (idiomatic,slang)To abandon, let down or betray (someone).She thought I'dcopped outon her.; (idiomatic,slang,transitive)Towin(someone) over; to get on (someone's) good side.

Examples:

EN: Well, your lady traffic cop out there had the signals against me.
ES: Bueno, su policía privada no me dejaba pasar.
EN: What are you trying to do, make a dumb fiction cop out of me?
ES: Que es lo que quiere hacer, convertirme en un estúpido policía de historietas?
EN: Get that cop out here.
ES: ¡Trae a ese poli!
EN: - Until I felt sick, but I'd rather be sick than keep a bad taste in my mouth... That's a cop out!
ES: - Hasta asquearme, pero prefiero mi nuevo asco al gusto repugnante de antes... ¡Ah, eso es fácil...!
EN: He won't cop out.
ES: - No va a ceder.
EN: Waking up some cop out of a sound sleep.
ES: Es un delito despertar a un poli.
EN: - When I advise you to cop out, you'll know.
ES: - Ya le diré cuando tiene que suplicar.
EN: If you're not telling me to cop out, what are you telling me?
ES: Si no me está diciendo que suplique, ¿qué está diciéndome?
EN: - You're going to cop out, aren't you?
ES: - Se va a declarar culpable, ¿no?
EN: It's the cops! Gino, there's a cop out there.
ES: Poneos a cubierto, no podemos dejar que entren.
EN: Will you listen to me? Now, look, i'm not trying to cop out, george.
ES: Escucha, George
EN: I am not trying to cop out.
ES: No, no me estoy echando atrás.
EN: Look, you want to cop out?
ES: Mira, ¿quieres escaparte?
EN: - You didn't cop out to the bulls?
ES: - ¿No confesarías algo que no es cierto?
EN: No, I didn't cop out at all.
ES: No, no confesé nada.

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