Idiom
bow out
Meaning
To resign, or leave, with one's credibility or reputation still intact.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I decided to bow out of the project early.”
“After years of leading the team, she chose to bow out while her reputation was still strong.”
“Recognizing that the political climate had shifted against his policies, the senator decided to bow out gracefully rather than face a humiliating defeat at the polls.”
Examples
simple
“I decided to bow out of the project early.”
contextual
“After years of leading the team, she chose to bow out while her reputation was still strong.”
complex
“Recognizing that the political climate had shifted against his policies, the senator decided to bow out gracefully rather than face a humiliating defeat at the polls.”
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