Back down
/ˈbæk ˈdaʊn/B2
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1. To retreat from a position, opinion, or demand; to concede under pressure or argument.
- He refused to back down in the argument even when he knew he was wrong.
- After much debate, the company backed down from its original plan to cut employee benefits.
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