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step back

to pause in an activity, esp. to consider what to do next. We need to step back and look at all our options.

See also: back, step

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He set it in front of him, and whilst he was looking at it attentively, such a thick smoke came out that he had to step back a pace or two. The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context It would be better to shoot such rabble," and burst into loud laughter, so strange that Petya thought the French would immediately detect their disguise, and involuntarily took a step back from the campfire. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context Her mother's pride in the girl's appearance led her to step back, like a painter from his easel, and survey her work as a whole. Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context More results

References in classic literature

He set it in front of him, and whilst he was looking at it attentively, such a thick smoke came out that he had to step back a pace or two.

The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context

It would be better to shoot such rabble," and burst into loud laughter, so strange that Petya thought the French would immediately detect their disguise, and involuntarily took a step back from the campfire.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

Her mother's pride in the girl's appearance led her to step back, like a painter from his easel, and survey her work as a whole.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context

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