back down

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === back down (third-person singular simple present backs down, present participle backing down, simple past and past participle backed down) (idiomatic, intransitive) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have. (idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) take a less aggressive position. (idiomatic) To withdraw from a commitment or position; back out. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== give in retract retreat yield === See also === backdown back into back off back out back up