You can buy in or bow out at your own level.

They were expected to bow out in the first round to Washington.

The pressure had been growing for the governor to bow out.

And when they left, the old lady bowed them out.

Well, she called a couple of weeks later: someone had bowed out at the last minute, and was I available?

At each stage, you're always free to continue or bow out.

Had he not made clear his decision to "bow out"?

Stay in office long enough to get things stable, and then bow out if you have to.

I don't want to bow out doing that kind of thing.

Then the Earth seemed suddenly to bow out at her.