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Phrasal Verb: Back down

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Back down - Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument
Example:
She refused to BACK DOWN and was fired.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 6 phrasal verbs with 'BACK'

- Back away
- Back down
- Back off
- Back out
- Back out of
- Back up

 
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