Meaning: Retreat or go backwards
Example: The crowd BACKED AWAY when the man pulled a knife.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
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We have 7 phrasal verbs with 'BACK'
- Back away - Back down - Back into - Back off - Back out - Back out of - Back up
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