cry off

English - Turkish

Definition of cry off in English Turkish dictionary

sözünden dönmek

su koyuvermek

caymak

{f} vazgeçmek

{k} (deyim) vaz gecmek

English - English

Definition of cry off in English English dictionary

To cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone

Sorry, but I have to cry off the game on Saturday, as my mother-in-law is coming to visit.

If you cry off, you tell someone that you cannot do something that you have agreed or arranged to do. Barron invited her to the races and she agreed, but she caught flu and had to cry off at the last minute

{f} cancel, withdraw from an agreement

Turkish pronunciation

kray ôf

Synonyms

beg off

Pronunciation

/ˈkrī ˈôf/ /ˈkraɪ ˈɔːf/

Etymology

[ 'krI ] (verb.) 13th century. cry + off