take the coward's way out

verb

To commit suicide.

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Meanings

verbtake the coward's way out (third-person singular simple present takes the coward's way out, present participle taking the coward's way out, simple past took the coward's way out, past participle taken the coward's way out)

present singular third person takes the coward's way out · participle present taking the coward's way out · past took the coward's way out · participle past taken the coward's way out

  1. To commit suicide.
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APA

take the coward's way out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20coward's%20way%20out

MLA

“take the coward's way out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20coward's%20way%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the coward's way out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20coward's%20way%20out.

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