back down

verb

1. intr, adverb to withdraw an earlier claim
2. tr rowing to cause (a boat) to move backwards by pushing rather than pulling on the oars

noun

1. abandonment of an earlier claim

Example Sentences

As his wife, Paula, started driving, he quickly yanked the garage door back down.

From Los Angeles Times

“With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice — our military will be great again, and America will never back down.”

From Los Angeles Times

"With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice - our military will be great again, and America will never back down," Trump wrote in a post.

From BBC

I’ve enjoyed stripping the songs back down to the bare bones and enjoyed that they’re still sturdy enough to withstand that kind of stripping away.

From Los Angeles Times

“Maybe his ego is big enough that he won’t want to back down on his promise to end the war in a day.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• abandon
• admit
• back off
• back out
• backtrack
• balk
• cancel
• cave in
• concede
• give in
• give up
• pull back
• pull out
• renege
• retreat
• surrender
• take back
• withdraw