climb down
phrasal verbclimb down (over something)
- to admit that you have made a mistake or that you were wrong
- The government was forced to climb down last night over the proposed changes.
Definition of climb down phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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ripple effect
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