back off

• Verbo frasal que indica retroceder, alejarse o retirarse de una situación o confrontación, o dejar de presionar o insistir.

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

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Retreat or withdrawinformal

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

   Retroceder o retirarse

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

   Sinónimosdraw backfall backpull backrecederetreatwithdraw

   Antónimosadvanceapproachconfront

2. Stop pressuring someoneinformal

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

   dejar de presionar a alguien

   • 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.

   Sinónimosback downease offgive waylay offlet uprelentstand-down

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