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  bow out
       v 1: remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he
            heard how much work was involved" [syn: chicken out, back
            off, pull out, back down]
       2: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could
          no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: withdraw]

  bow out
     vb.
     (lb en idiomatic) To resign, or leave, with one's credibility still
  intact.

  bow out
     vb.
     (lb en idiomatic) To resign, or leave, with one's credibility still
  intact.

  bow out
     vb.
     (lb en idiomatic) To resign, or leave, with one's credibility still
  intact.

  bow out
     vb.
     (lb en idiomatic) To resign, or leave, with one's credibility still
  intact.

  bow out
     Englanti vb.
     1 erota (muodollisesti tai seremoniallisesti)
     2 lopettaa (ja hyvästellä aiempi toimi tai vastaava)
     3 kumartaa jäähyväisiksi jostakin

  bow out /bˈəʊ ˈaʊt/
  sestoupit z funkce

  bow out //baʊ aʊt// 
  erota, lähteä, perääntyä
  To resign, or leave

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "bow out":
     abandon, abscond, beat a retreat, bundle, bundle off, depart,
     disappear, dismiss, duck out, egress, escape, evacuate, exit,
     get out, give the air, give the gate, go on furlough, go on leave,
     go out, hustle out, leave the scene, make an exit, march out,
     pack off, pass out, quit, remove, retire, retreat, run out,
     send away, send off, send packing, show the door, show the gate,
     slip away, slip off, slip out, sneak out, take leave, turn away,
     turn off, vacate, vanish, walk out, withdraw
  
  

     退出;告退,退休