单词 | back out |
释义 | Example sentences from the Web for back out
back outSEE SYNONYMS FOR back out ON THESAURUS.COM verb(intr, adverb often foll by of) to withdraw (from an agreement, etc) Words nearby back outback office, back of one's hand, back of one's mind, back on one's feet, back order, back out, backpack, back-paddle, back pass, back passage, back-patting Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with back outback out Move or retreat backwards without turning; same as back away, def. 1. Also, back out of something. Withdraw from a situation, or break an agreement or engagement. For example, After the announcement appeared in the papers, Mary found it doubly difficult to back out of her engagement to Todd. [Early 1800s] Also see go back on. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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