English verb: back away | |||
1. | back away (communication) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||
Samples | We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him. He backed out of his earlier promise. The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns. | ||
Synonyms | back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Verb group | draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw | ||