take the coward's way out



take the coward's way out

Euph. to kill oneself. When faced with financial disaster, Sarah took the coward's way out. I can't believe that Bill would take the coward's way out. His death must have been an accident.
See also: out, take, way

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aemilius-Ancient Roman
Hanna (1)HAHN-nah (Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian), HAH-nah (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Dutch, Icelandic, Hungar
Joktan-Biblical
ZenonZE-nawn (Polish)Ancient Greek, Polish
Crispus-Ancient Roman
Lois (2)LOISGalician