質問: 意味を教えてください last night, i received my umpteenth call from my sobbing, devastated sister (mid-20s) over yet another semi-hookup-flirty-thing guy that didn't work out. he is moving away and she found out via an announcement at work, not from him. this is a years-long pattern. she falls for jerks -- i.e., they consistently bail on plans, girlfriends still in the picture, conveniently call only on weekends -- then is utterly devastated when it doesn't work. she's convinced she is "unlovable," "boring" and "ugly" even though she is a beautiful, smart, funny, successful, athletic, kind and thoughtful person. she says things like, "i can't do this anymore," and, "i don't want to do life if this is how it's going to be." bail on plansとdo lifeの意味を教えてください。よろしくお願いします
回答: bail は、簡単にいえば = stop なので、bail on something は 「~ をやめる」 で、bail on plans なら、この場合は 「約束をすっぽかす」 という意味に取れます。 do life の life は life sentence つまり 終身刑 のこと。ただし、ここでは 「終身刑を務める」 という意味から転じて、「(苦しい思いをしながら) 一生生き続けていく」 という意味合いで比喩的に使われています。