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Meanings of back down in English
Synonyms
Examples for "back up"
Examples for "back up"
1
The technology was never quite able to back up the bold statement.
2
Return via the Sea Trout Inn and back up along the lane.
3
Once it powers down, wait 30 seconds and power it back up.
4
India's tax code allows authorities to go back up to seven years.
5
Story says ventilators used in ambulances could be used as back up.
1
They probably want me to shoo a chicken out of their way.
2
But most of us chicken out of actually making the quantum leap.
3
Pounding the chicken out before you cook it helps weaken that collagen.
4
Behind them, Mawu walked, holding the chicken out in front of her.
5
Turn off the cooker, lift the chicken out onto a low-sided tray, etc.
1
Nicky let me go; he let me draw back off his body.
2
If the recent 200-plus losses are causing you serious stress, back off.
3
We need to back off that business with medal forecasts, he said.
4
For a moment Vince had a choice: back off or keep going.
5
Maybe you should back off a bit in case she sees us.
1
The German utilities decided to pull out of building new nuclear plants.
2
The Tajik government asked Russia in 2004 to pull out its troops.
3
Analysts say smaller players may instead choose to pull out of Europe.
4
Abbott is already seeking to pull out of one deal this year.
5
Mr Tsvangirai has threatened to pull out of negotiations over the issue.
1
Trying to discover whether she wanted to fight or bow out gracefully.
2
But I believe now is the time to bow out, he added.
3
But the Fringe is determined not to bow out without a fight.
4
Fitzgerald will bow out of his involvement with the centre in December.
5
But Nigel Clough's players do not bow out of knockout competitions easily.
Usage of back down in English
1
Folding her arms, Linda said, 'You can't go back down south yet.
2
He added the Islamic state should not back down on nuclear rights.
3
However, Mastro argues Beijing's response will likely be to not back down.
4
The power in Gregg was impatient, eager; he forced it back down.
5
We dropped back down to ground level in five point eight seconds.
6
In a few minutes Lincoln came back down with a different countenance.
7
They left the room and made their way back down the corridor.
8
Huub Stevens' ultra-negative strategy has taken VfB back down to 17th spot.
9
It also requires you to use energy to go back down too.
10
Walking back down, level by level, he felt the attention on him.
11
Right now I'm vacationing on Sebago Lake before heading back down south.
12
The herds must be at least sixty miles back down the trail.
13
In any case, we're not going anywhere until Mallory comes back down.
14
McDonough set the motor back down as far as it would go.
15
Mark Field, a Foreign Office minister, also urged Haftar to back down.
16
I moved quickly through the house, then back down to my car.
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Common
South Africa
Common
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Common
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