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pull back |
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pull back (from something) to change to a less extreme way of thinking. The hijackers then pulled back from threats to blow up the ship and its 200 passengers. |
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The unexpectedness of the crushing hurt of it caused him to yelp and at the same time instinctively and spasmodically to pull back with all his strength. I found I could pull back the bolts easily enough and unhook the great chains. She was just about to pull back the bed-clothes when she exclaimed, "Oh, but I'm forgetting," and went to her writing-table. |
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