back down
phrasal verbback down (on/from something)
(North American English also back off)
- to take back a demand, an opinion, etc. that other people are strongly opposed to; to admit defeat
- She refused to back down on a point of principle.
Extra Examples- He will never back down.
- The committee finally backed down over the issue of spending cuts.
- The government was forced to back down from implementing these proposals.
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