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How to pronounce back down in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out
Type of retire, withdraw
Has types resile
Verb group get out, pull out
Type Words
Synonyms back off, back up
Type of draw back, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw, move back, pull away
Derivation backdown


The bully had to back down.

Examples of back down

back down
Inevitably, economic realities and adjustments bring markets back down to earth.
From the sacbee.com
Lower back down to the ground and repeat about 15 times, or as many as possible.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The train station is two blocks away, an easy way to get back down to Palo Alto.
From the techcrunch.com
I suspect as soon as they inconvenience Madrid or Barcelona UEFA will back down.
From the independent.co.uk
Both of Apple's complaints are pending, and HTC has yet to back down and settle.
From the techcrunch.com
Officers climbed the fire escape and met the man as he was on his way back down.
From the sltrib.com
As it's dying out, halfway back down the scale, that's the best point to resume.
From the dispatch.com
Jones said that move up in weight and then back down affected him for some time.
From the dailynews.com
Complicated instructions come back down the line, like a game of pass-the-rumor.
From the courier-journal.com