cry off
English
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[edit]cry off (third-person singular simple present cries off, present participle crying off, simple past and past participle cried off)
- (transitive or intransitive) 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.
- (intransitive) To leave.
- (intransitive, slang) To confess; to snitch or inform on (someone).