climb down

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения спуска с более высокой позиции или, в переносном смысле, отступления от заявленного мнения или позиции.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of descending from a higher position, or metaphorically, to retreat from a stated opinion or position.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

1. Descend physicallyformal

   To move downwards from a higher position, often using hands and feet.

   Спуститься

   • The firefighter climbed down the ladder carefully.
   • She climbed down from the tree after picking the apples.
   • He climbed down the steep cliff to reach the beach.

   Synonymsalightcome downdescenddismountget downgo downlower oneself

   Antonymsascendclimbmountrise

2. Retreat from a positioninformalbritish

   To admit you were wrong or to change your opinion in an argument, often to avoid conflict.

   Отступить

   • The politician was forced to climb down after the public backlash.
   • He refused to climb down from his strong stance on the issue.
   • The company climbed down from its initial demands during the negotiations.

   Synonymsback downbacktrackcave inconcederetractyield

   Antonymsinsistmaintainpersist

Base verbclimb