cry off

English

Etymology

cry + off

Verb

cry off (third-person singular simple present cries off, present participle crying off, simple past and past participle cried off)

  1. (transitive) To cancel something previously arranged with someone.
    Sorry, but I have to cry off the game on Saturday, as my mother-in-law is coming to visit.

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