to bail
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7.1
- verb
- /beɪl/
- UK
:
largarse (informal, irse de forma repentina)
- You're just gonna bail on us?
So I think we're going to bail, come back another day.
- So I think we're going to bail, come back another day.
- And now I'm going to bail because it got too hot too fast.
- Then the girl bails out of the fucking deal.
- But like, it's really easy to bail totally and not look at things.
- Now, if you give them too much punishment, I think the audience can bail because they're just.
- And I kept saying yes and then saying no and bailing on him.
- When you're at zero, you may bail.
- Branding and marketing takes time, which is why people bail on it.
Examples
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Why would he bail at the last second?
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I feel like bailing, dude.
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So I think we're going to bail, come back another day.
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But like, it's really easy to bail totally and not look at things.
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And now I'm going to bail because it got too hot too fast.
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Come on, man, let's bail.
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I got to bail on Kim's dinner thing.
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-I gotta bail, dude.
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I'm bailing out!
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I have to bail before the meeting starts; it caught me off guard.
Synonyms
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3.0
Leave a place quickly or suddenly
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2.4
To run away from a place because it is dangerous
273
3.2
To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else
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3.4
Leave a place suddenly because you are angry or protesting
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6.3
Go away suddenly without warning or explanation
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8.1
Leave a place suddenly and secretly to avoid trouble or debt
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7.2
To leave without telling anyone to avoid a duty or responsibility
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6.4
To run away quickly after stealing or committing a crime
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7.9
To leave a place suddenly without permission
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8.5
To leave quickly and secretly with money or things to avoid being caught
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4.4
Leave a place quickly to avoid being caught after causing or seeing trouble
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9.2
Leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
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5.8
To leave a place suddenly and unexpectedly
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4.9
Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared
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6.6
Leave a place quickly because people are angry or you are in trouble
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8.2
To leave a place quickly to escape danger
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9.8
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble
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2.5
Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry
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7.9
To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye
To leave quickly to avoid trouble or attention
To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid
Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome
To leave quickly because people do not want you there
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
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6.6
A written promise to pay money if a person accused of a crime does not go to court
How Committed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bail (leave suddenly) is modern slang and a helpful way to remember it is to think of 'bailing out' of a plane — you leave quickly. So to bail on someone means to suddenly leave or avoid a duty.