back out Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb move out of a space backwards
- He backed out of the driveway
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verb make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
back away; crawfish; pull back; pull in one's horns; crawfish out; withdraw; retreat.
- 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