back out
This page is about the phrasal verb back out
Meaning
If you back out of something like an agreement or a deal, you decide not to follow through on it.
Synonym
pull out
For example
- back out Our boss had agreed to increase our wages this year, but the economy went bad and he backed out, claiming his profits had fallen too much.
- back out of sth The government backed out of its pledge to build more schools, saying it needed the money for war weapons instead.
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