cop out

責任を逃れる、逃げる

言い訳などをして、難しい仕事や責任を避ける。

やさしい英語で： To avoid doing something difficult or taking responsibility, often by making an excuse.

• Don’t cop out now.
• She copped out of making the final decision.
• Are you going to cop out and let us do everything?

使い方： cop out of doing something (He copped out of helping us move.); cop out on something (Don’t cop out on your responsibilities.)

類義語： shirk, back out, dodge

よく使う表現： cop out again, cop out of something

見捨てる、裏切る

自分を必要としている人を、助けも支えもせずに放っておく。

やさしい英語で： To leave someone without help or support when they need you.

• Please don’t cop out on me.
• He copped out on his friends when they needed help.
• You promised to stay; why are you copping out on us?

使い方： cop out on someone (She copped out on me when I needed her most.)

類義語： let down, abandon, betray

反対語： support

よく使う表現： cop out on someone, cop out on friends

罪を認めて情状酌量を求める

裁判で罪を認め、刑を軽くしてもらうよう求める。

やさしい英語で： To admit guilt in court and ask for a lighter punishment.

• He decided to cop out.
• The defendant copped out and asked the judge for mercy.
• His lawyer advised him to cop out before the trial began.

類義語： plead guilty

よく使う表現： cop out in court, cop out before sentencing

責任を負わせる、罪に巻き込む

誰かを責めたり、悪事の責任をその人に負わせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To blame someone or cause them to be held responsible for wrongdoing.

• They tried to cop him out.
• His partner copped him out on the robbery charge.
• Why did you cop me out for the missing money?

使い方： cop someone out on something (They copped him out on the theft charge.)

類義語： blame, implicate

反対語： exonerate

よく使う表現： cop someone out, cop someone out again

ギャングを抜ける

ギャングを抜け、その一員でなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To leave a gang or stop being part of it.

• He wanted to cop out.
• Two members copped out of the gang last year.
• Will they let you cop out and leave town?

使い方： cop out of something (He copped out of the gang after his brother was arrested.)

類義語： quit, leave

反対語： join

よく使う表現： cop out of something, cop out on someone

気に入られる、取り入る

相手に気に入られたり、助けたいと思ってもらったりする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone like you or become willing to help you.

• He hoped to cop her out.
• She copped him out by praising his work.
• Can a few gifts really cop someone out?

使い方： cop someone out (He tried to cop the boss out with compliments.)

類義語： win over, charm

反対語： alienate

よく使う表現： cop someone out, cop someone out completely