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back off
verb
(intr) to retreat
(tr) to abandon (an intention, objective, etc)
Idioms and Phrases
See back down , def. 2.
Relent, abandon one's stand. For example, The chairman wanted to sell one division but later backed off . [Mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
Now that he's backed off, the White House is back-stabbing him ruthlessly.
“Sometimes they come back off and on for a couple months, sometimes not that long,” Steers said.
"The driver was driving at high speed and dangerously, and police backed off due to the nature of the driving," he said.
The idea is that the wing 'backs off' on the straight to reduce drag, before moving back into its maximum downforce-producing position for the corners.
The president had threatened to raise tariffs on European goods last Friday, but later backed off.
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