él rajó

cut, slashed, backed out, chickened out, kicked out

→ rajar
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #49,217
cut, slashed Can refer to cutting or slashing someone, often with a sharp object.
SP: El cuchillo le rajó la camisa.
EN: The knife cut his shirt.
backed out, chickened out Informal when used reflexively: se rajó.
SP: Al final se rajó y no vino.
EN: In the end, he backed out and didn’t come.
kicked out Colloquial and regional.
SP: Su casera lo rajó de la casa.
EN: His landlady kicked him out of the house.

¡Ese cerdo me rajó la cara y me cortó la oreja!

That bastard slashed my face and cut off my ear!

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

Después se metió en el baño, pegó un puñetazo al espejo y se rajó la mano.

Then he went into the bathroom, punched the mirror, and cut his hand.

— El guardián invisible (2017)

Fui a darle un puñetazo y me rajó.

I went to punch him, and he slashed me.

— Río Místico (2003)

Sí, se rajó.

Yes, he backed out.

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Ella me rajó de la casa.

She kicked me out of the house.