flake out
verb
- quit, disappear, fail obligations
Wiktionary
verb
- To fall asleep from exhaustion or intoxication; to lie down.
- To flake or be flaky: to prove unreliable; to abandon or desert someone.
“John said he could drive me to the airport, but then he flaked out on me, and I had to call a cab at the last minute.”
- To crack up or break down; to have a mental episode; to behave eccentrically.