back out
— phrasal verb with back uk/bæk/us/bæk/verb
B2 to decide not to do something that you had said you would do:
You agreed to come. You can't back out now!
They backed out of the deal the day before they were due to sign the contract.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Changing your mind
- 180
- about-turn
- back away
- backpedal
- change of heart idiom
- change your tune idiom
- chop and change idiom
- climbdown
- cold
- come round
- move
- pendulum
- pull
- pull (sb/sth) out
- realign
- reassess
- seesaw
- time-server
- U-turn
- volte-face
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