cop out

It was a pity, that cop. Out of all kinds of dangers, he was done in by two petty thieves trying to steal electric cables.

You could call it a cop-out by the CEO of history's greatest privacy-killing machine.

This point would have made a worthwhile footnote. As a substitute for an account of what happened, it is a cop-out.

That said, it seems like a cop out to say the best way to compete with Facebook's version of social is not social, but mobile.

But this sort of attitude (and rhetoric) provides a cop-out to western managers who have been asleep on the job.

Given the lack of progress since Copenhagen, the next COP is likely to be yet another cop out. The urgency is increasing.

That't a cop-out, man. As if your pet turtle will die if he misses a meal.

He also said it would be a " cop-out " to boycott the opening ceremonies in Beijing.

That's just a cop out . Houston played better than us. We only have one major scorer in boozer they have 2 in yao and t mac.

The new york times "called it a " cheap cop-out.

That's a lexicographical cop out, to say, "miscellaneous technical senses. "

They can provide shock and awe in a carefully - constructed story, or turn out to be a cheap cop-out that evokes groans rather than gasps.

But I think blaming processes and technology for failure is often a cop-out.

Realizing that we will not become an instant expert, we sometimes opt to cop out and not even make an attempt to be or try something new.

I gratefully saw everyone's one eye, after all the cop-out be total ratio to be subjected to flesh of bitterness much better.

Eg. You can't cop out of your responsibility to your children.

try to cop out of it by telling me you're too busy!

That feels like a selfish, cowardly cop out to me.

Don't cop out, I need you to be responsible and keep your promise.

To say that we cannot do anything about America's drug problem is a cop-out .

Don't cop-out on me now. You promised you'd go.

Eg. You can't cop out of your responsibility to the project.

Many will argue that this line is a cop-out.

There is plenty to do on your own doorstep; to look further is a cop-out.

But this line is a cop-out: the National Trust cannot run every wood in the public estate.

A robot must risk his neck for his brother man, and may not cop out when there's danger all about.

No, that is a cop-out. Even at the front killing's the thing. . .

He wanted to cop out of answering my questions.

But it is a cop-out - an easy way out of dealing with the real issues at hand.

Alternative energy sounds like a cop-out.

I'm a fan of almost all of them, but if any film other than "The Social Network" wins, it'll be a cop-out.

deliberate or not, its still a cop-out.

He may resurface and want to do the age-old cop-out of surrounding himself with sycophants.

Don't count on him; he's been known to fake illness and cop out.

Ah, amnesia, the greatest cop out ever.

Wu: So the cop-out way of naming is deliberately made.

Eg. I don't want to cop out of answering your question.

It is the easiest cop-out in the world.

Eg. Don't try to cop out by telling me you're too busy!

Saying "but its REST" and claiming that everything will be dynamic is a cop-out and it really just means you are lazy.

And, besides, many feel it's a cop-out.

This is the "cop out" answer (e. g. , you don't know what else to say).

Will: What do you mean, cop out ? What's wrong with laying' brick ?

Frankly, I think it's a big cop-out on the part of guitarists;