| VERB | communication | pull in one's horns, retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, withdraw | make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity |
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| Meaning | make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, withdraw | |
| Similar to | withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back | pull back or move away or backward |