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back out

verb

to withdraw (from an agreement, etc)

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Idioms and Phrases

Move or retreat backwards without turning; same as back away , def. 1.

Also, back out of something . Withdraw from a situation, or break an agreement or engagement. For example, After the announcement appeared in the papers, Mary found it doubly difficult to back out of her engagement to Todd . [Early 1800s] Also see go back on .

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"I cannot just back out of everything," he said.

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“We want to come back here, put our name back out there on the map and show everyone what West Coast baseball has to offer,” West said.

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The relationship is so one-sided that Chicago, where the World Cup opened in 1994, backed out of the 2026 tournament citing the costs to the public.

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"I intend, as soon as I am well enough, to get back out there," he said.

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Mr Combs said he was "hyped", but Jane eventually tried to back out.

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