Bow out
Bow out verb - To undergo defeat.
Opt out
Opt out verb - Choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing.
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Opt out and Bow out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bow_out/opt_out
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