back out

verb

1. intr, adverboften foll byof to withdraw (from an agreement, etc)

Example Sentences

She said they "came back out and everything was fine" .

From BBC

"He picked on a few boys within that group, befriend us, invited us back out to lunch at his family home and slowly over the years became a sort of father figure to me."

From BBC

He thought the prospect of victory triggered jitters that put it back out of his team's reach.

From BBC

“It’s good to be able to have those guys back out on the practice field,” McVay said.

From Los Angeles Times

But he was shocked to discover that, at a meeting held behind closed doors last week, the council had decided to back out of the arrangement.

From BBC

Related Words

• back down
• cancel
• give up
• renege
• surrender