fink out
US slang — phrasal verb with fink /fɪŋk/ verbDefinition
› to fail to do something, especially something promised: We'd planned to go camping but at the last minute Ron finked out.Making and breaking promises and commitments
(Definition of fink out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bargain noun (AGREEMENT)
- broken adjective (NOT KEPT)
- commit verb (PROMISE)
- cross my heart (and hope to die) idiom
- deliver verb (PRODUCE)
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