back out

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la retirada de un compromiso, promesa o empresa, a menudo en el último momento.

A phrasal verb used to indicate withdrawing from a commitment, promise, or undertaking.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Withdraw from a commitmentinformal

   To decide not to do something that you had previously agreed to do.

   Echarse atrás en un compromiso

   • He backed out of the deal at the last minute.
   • She backed out of the party because she felt sick.
   • They backed out of the contract after reading the fine print.

   Sinónimosbail outpull outrenegeretractwithdraw

   Antónimoscommitconfirmfulfillhonor

2. Reverse a vehicleinformal

   To move a vehicle backwards out of a space.

   Sacar marcha atrás

   • She backed out of the driveway carefully.
   • He backed the car out of the garage.
   • The driver backed out of the parking spot.

   Sinónimosback up

Verbo baseback