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See back down, def. 2.
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Relent, abandon one's stand. For example, The chairman wanted to sell one division but later backed off. [Mid-1900s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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