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
HaywoodHAY-wuwdEnglish
Eustachio-Italian
DobrosŁAwadaw-braw-SWAH-vahPolish
Anjali-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali
Benedita-Portuguese
AvgustAHV-goost (Russian), AHV-hoost (Ukrainian)Slovene, Russian, Ukrainian