back off (from someone or something)
- back off (from someone or something)
back away (from someone or something) & back off (from someone or something)
1. Lit. to move backwards from a person or thing; to withdraw physically from someone or something. •
You should back away from the fire.
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Please back off from the man who is threatening you.
2. Fig. to begin to appear uninterested in someone or something; to withdraw one's interest from someone or something. •
The board of directors began to back away from the idea of taking over the rival company.
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Tom backed off from the whole idea of investing in stocks.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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back off phrasal — verb (I) especially AmE 1 to move backwards, away from something: Back off, you re crowding me. 2 to stop trying to force someone to do or think something: I think you should back off for a while and leave Alan to make his own decision. 3 to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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back — I [[t]bæ̱k[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, back is also used in phrasal verbs such as date back and fall back on .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV prep If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in… … English dictionary
back — 1 adverb 1 RETURN in or into the place or position where someone or something was before: Freddie was supposed to be back at the hotel by six. | Put that book back where you found it! | We d better go back, she said regretfully. 2 AS BEFORE in or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
