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
Klementina-Slovene, Croatian
HelenHEL-ən (English)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
Ithamar-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
&Thorn;ÓRgnÝR-Ancient Scandinavian
Sewell['su:əl]
Dionisiodyo-NEE-syo (Spanish), dyo-NEE-zyo (Italian)Spanish, Italian