as in to back out
to break a promise or agreement
I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!
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Get those umbrellas back out, Sacramento! After a period of clear skies and seasonably warm weather, the capital region is expected to see some showers as March kicks off, the National Weather Service said.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Mar. 2025 -
When the audience at the Greek kept cheering, Jones advised her to go back out and sing one more song.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
26 Feb. 2025
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While that escalated into an all out trade war with China in 2019, by 2020 Trump backed down and signed a trade agreement.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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But the veteran has never backed down from anyone or any challenge during his coaching career.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Haynie says Ackerman actually called McClendon and asked him to back off until the divorce was official.—
Anne-Marie Green,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
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President Trump backs off after calling Zelenskyy a dictator.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Dara Horn; illustrated by Theo Ellsworth Norton Books for Young Readers; ages 8 and up In this wildly imagined, time-travel graphic novel, a family’s seder drags on for six long months, a plight recalled by the teenage son, the story’s protagonist.—
Penny Schwartz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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While interviewing the show's co-creators, Glen Charles and Les Charles on his podcast, Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (Sometimes), the actor recalled how he got cast.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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