back off

• Deutsches Verb bzw. Phrasal-Äquivalent für das Zurückweichen, Abrücken oder Distanzieren von einer Person, Situation oder Konfrontation; auch im Sinne von jemanden in Ruhe lassen oder sich zurückhalten.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of retreating, withdrawing, or moving away from a situation or confrontation.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, ohne Objekt

1. Retreat or withdrawinformal

   To move away from someone or something, often to avoid conflict or danger.

   Zurückweichen

   • The dog growled, so I backed off slowly.
   • He told the aggressive driver to back off.
   • The police ordered the crowd to back off.

   Synonymedraw backfall backpull backrecederetreatwithdraw

   Antonymeadvanceapproachconfront

2. Stop pressuring someoneinformal

   To stop trying to influence or force someone to do something.

   Zurückhaltung üben

   • She was pushing him too hard, so he asked her to back off.
   • You need to back off and let him make his own decision.
   • The manager decided to back off from the strict deadline.

   Synonymeback downease offgive waylay offlet uprelentstand-down

Grundverbback