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back off

British  

verb

  1. (intr) to retreat

  2. (tr) to abandon (an intention, objective, etc)

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back off Idioms  

  1. See back down , def. 2.

  2. Relent, abandon one's stand. For example, The chairman wanted to sell one division but later backed off . [Mid-1900s]

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