to balk
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7.4
- verb
- /bɔk/
- US
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resistirse a
- Yet Truman also knew that a truculent Congress would balk at another program of extensive economic aid.
- balk at the idea
- balk at paying
- balk at policies
And for me, it's a lot about the consumerism, which I really balk at.
- And for me, it's a lot about the consumerism, which I really balk at.
- And then when they have to go and put in the thing to get them there, they fucking balk.
- There could well be things that Americans might balk at doing more than you would find on the Russian or Soviet side of the equations.
- Another reason that employers may balk at granting women maternity leave and benefits is that it may encourage women to have more babies.
- The loafers manifesto, like every instinct in me is just balks at that.
Examples
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"We've already talked to our customer base and nobody is going to balk at the increases," notes Ganiats.
Academic text (1997) -
I had no source of funding, and my father balked at supporting the project.
Academic text (1999) -
Yet, Hamas will balk at any attempt to force it to part with its weapons.
Academic text (2015) -
I have the feeling that you might balk at causing yet another child infinite pain.
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Now many people may balk at hearing this term correction because they have negative associations with it.
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OK, so, so, so user interface designers often balk at being told to apply a rule without knowing why it's a rule.
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Gentlemen, we know it's not ideal... but a few of our investors balked at the nature of the company.
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The man would spend whatever it took for votes, but balked at buying a beautiful painting.
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Academic librarians balked at this cost increase and questioned the ethical considerations of this price increase.
Academic text (2015) -
She balked at the thought of working overtime without pay.
Synonyms
311
2.2
Act against authority, rules or change
4
9.2
To be hard to explain or understand
1
9.6
To stop suddenly and refuse to do something because you feel unwilling
Antonyms
How Willing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Balk The verb comes from old English balca meaning 'beam' or 'barrier'. A helpful image is someone meeting a beam across their path and stopping — that's why to 'balk' is to hesitate or refuse to go on.