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crawfish out

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Verb1.crawfish out - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
back away, crawfish, pull in one's horns, back out, retreat, pull back, withdraw
draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw, retire - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"


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He was going to throw the crawfish out also, when Grimaud snatched it from his hands.
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