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back away

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back away (from something)
to stop supporting something. Congress backed away from the plan to cut taxes.
See also: away, back


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The Frenchman began to back away, suspicious of the ominous vigor of the last order--began to back away, shrugging his shoulders and spreading his hands apologetically.
We went winding in and out amongst the trees, and sometimes the vines hung so thick we had to back away and go some other way.
He tried the right, and had to back away from a furniture van that had no business to be there.
 
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