Английский словарь американских идиом - back down
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Back down
back down
or back off {v.}, {informal} To give up a claim; not follow up a threat. * /Bill said he could beat Ted, but when Ted put up his fists Bill backed down./ * /Harry claimed Joe had taken his book, but backed down when the teacher talked with him./ Syn.: BEAT A RETREAT. Compare: BACK OUT, GIVE IN, GO BACK ON(1).
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If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it. It’s too late to back down now... He had to back down on plans to backdate the tax changes. PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P on/over n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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