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back out of (PW)withdraw, end an obligation or promise I made a deal with my friend to help him at work. When I became too busy, I had to back out of it. (MW)to withdraw especially from a commitment or contest (die.net)v 1: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"2: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: retreat, pull back, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw] (UsingEnglish) Meaning: Fail to keep an arrangement or promiseExample: He BACKED OUT two days before the holiday so we gave the ticket to his sister |
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