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cry off
phrasal verb with cryverb[ I or T ]uk /kraɪ/ us /kraɪ/
mainly UKinformal
to decide not to do something that you have arranged to do: 食言；毁约；打退堂鼓
She usually says she'll be there and then cries off at the last minute.她通常都说会去，而最后关头又改变主意。
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