coming out party
A debutante party in which a young girl is formally introduced to society.
Coming out parties used to be more popular in the early twentieth century than nowadays, primarily because they cost a lot of money.
coming-out
Introducing a girl to polite society.
Mary's parents gave her a coming-out party when she was 17.
conk out
To fall asleep suddenly with great fatigue or after having drunk too much.
We conked out right after the guests had left.
cop out
To avoid committing oneself in a situation where doing so would result in difficulties.
Nixon copped out on the American people with Watergate.
Evelyn had agreed to help us with arrangements for the party, but she copped out at the last minute.
cop-out
copout
An irresponsible excuse made to avoid something one has to do, a flimsy pretext.
Cowe on, Jim, that's a cheap cop-out, and I don't believe a word of it!
I can’t believe that Cindy offered such an explanation for falling to show up. What a poor copout!
count out
To leave (someone) out of a plan; not expect (someone) to share in an activity; exclude.
Исключить; оставить (кого-либо) вне планов.
"Will this party cost anything? If it does, count me out, because I'm broke."
When the coach was planning who would play in the big game he counted Paul out, because Paul had a hurt leg.
"I don’t want to participate in this game, so count me out."
"Я не хочу участвовать в этой игре, поэтому исключите меня."
To count out loud to ten to show that (a boxer who has been knocked down in a fight) is beaten or knocked out if he does not get up before ten is counted.
The champion was counted out in the third round.
To add up; count again to be sure of the amount.
Mary counted out the number of pennies she had.
To count out loud, (especially the beats in a measure of music).
The music teacher counted out the beats "one-two-three-four," so the class would sing in time.
crazy about
mad about
nuts about
Excessively fond of; infatuated with.
Jack is totally nuts about Liz, but she is not too crazy about him.
crop out
To appear at the surface; come through or show through from hiding or concealment.
Rocks often crop out in New England pasture land.
A hidden hate cropped out in his words.