back off

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar recuo, afastamento ou desistência de uma situação ou confronto. Também pode significar parar de pressionar, criticar ou importunar alguém, ou diminuir a intensidade de algo.

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

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Retreat or withdrawinformal

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

   Recuar

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

   Sinônimosdraw backfall backpull backrecederetreatwithdraw

   Antônimosadvanceapproachconfront

2. Stop pressuring someoneinformal

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

   Recuar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosback downease offgive waylay offlet uprelentstand-down

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