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Meanings of back off in English

Remove oneself from an obligation.

Usage of back off in English
1
Nicky let me go; he let me draw back off his body.
Kiss The Dead
2
If the recent 200-plus losses are causing you serious stress, back off.
Reuters
3
We need to back off that business with medal forecasts, he said.
News.com.au
4
For a moment Vince had a choice: back off or keep going.
Throttle
5
Maybe you should back off a bit in case she sees us.
The cold light of mourning
6
Perhaps it was best to back off and watch from a distance.
The spurned viscountess
7
The result was an explosion that tore the back off his gun.
The drawing of the three
8
And the mayor told me in no uncertain terms to back off.
True blue
9
It's expected that you'll back off and let the Bureau handle it.
The cabal
10
After a moment, a voice answered him, echoing back off the walls.
The strain
11
It slid right back off, landing in a puddle below her breasts.
This is where we live
12
If I get any hint of danger, I'll back off, I promise.
The last illusion
13
They either have to, basically, step into the ring or back off.
Wired
14
TV, radio, and newspaper editorials called for the President to back off.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
15
He spiraled back off his feet, behind the heavy copper dry bar.
The bourne identity
16
First thing I knew he was taking me back off the island.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit; Or, How to Win
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Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
Common
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