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back off

verb

1 back off

Move backwards from a certain position.

synonyms: back down, back up.

Roget 287: recede, go, move back, move from, retire; withdraw, shrink, back off; come away, move away, back away, go away, get away, drift away; ... show more

Dutch: achteruitrijden

2 back off

Remove oneself from an obligation.

synonyms: back down, bow out, chicken out, pull out.

Dutch: achteruitkrabbelen, terugkrabbelen


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