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Complete Definition of "back down"

English
Verb
back down

  1. idiom To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.

#: I was about to sue them, but I had to back down.
#: I was going to sue them, but now I'm going to have to back down.

See also
give in
retract

fr:back down

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