STEP BY STEP 英語表現1117

bow out

〔おじぎをして部屋から〕出て行く、退出する；身を引く、辞任する

Chandler : Come on, tell me.
Joey : All right, you’re, uh, probably not gonna want to hear this but ah, if it was me, and this is just me, (Chandler gets ready to throw another dart) I would ah, I would bow out.
Chandler : What? (turns around quickly still ready to throw the dart and Joey quickly ducks and hides behind the chair) What are you, what are you talking about?
Joey : They have a kid together, y’know? They’re like, they’re like a family, and if, I don’t know, if there’s a chance they could make that work, I know I wouldn’t want to be the guy who stood in the way of that. (Chandler gives a look of understanding)

– “FRIENDS” Season 3 Episode 08