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1. back up, back off, back downverb

   move backwards from a certain position

   "The bully had to back down"

   Synonyms:
   back, choke off, foul, clog, chicken out, back up, bow out, support, back down, clog up, congest, pull out, choke

2. chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow outverb

   remove oneself from an obligation

   "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"

   Synonyms:
   pull, pull up, extract, chicken out, back up, bow out, draw out, withdraw, back down, take out, get out, draw, pull out

How to use back off in a sentence?

1. Ken Polcari:

   The focus is going to continue to be on earnings and what the message is and so far the message hasn't been that great, if they continue to be what they are, these kind of lackluster reports, the market is going to get exhausted and it is going to back off. It is going to be an important week just for direction.

2. Daniel Wann:

   You can't tell the NFL to quit selling beer, you can't tell the Lakers you should get your fans to care less, but you can tell youth sports parents to back off.

3. Teodoro Locsin:

   South China Sea has no law enforcement rights in and around these areas. They must take heed and back off.

4. Mark McCloskey:

   It’s the value of the Second Amendment, it’s kind of humorous for me at any rate, the charge they finally settled on for me, because it’s exactly what I did do. That’s the whole point of the Second Amendment. We stood out there with guns, and that placed them in imminent fear of physical injury, and they back off.

5. Chuck Schumer:

   If the Republican leader would only back off maximalist demands on corporate immunity, we could get something done.

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