foofbeat

foofbeat
To flee someone you promised to aid, particularly in dire distress. To act like a fairweather friend.
From the phrase, Hoofbeats in the night regarding paid mercenaries abandoning the American revolutionary war.

He promised to help me with my term paper, but when it was time to write it, he did a hoofbeat.


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  • foofbeat — To flee someone you promised to aid, particularly in dire distress. To act like a fairweather friend. From the phrase, Hoofbeats in the night regarding paid mercenaries abandoning the American revolutionary war. He promised to help me with my… …   Dictionary of american slang

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