back out

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar que alguém desiste de um compromisso, promessa ou acordo já assumido, ou deixa de participar de algo previamente combinado.

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

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Withdraw from a commitmentinformal

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

   Desistir de um compromisso

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbail outpull outrenegeretractwithdraw

   Antônimoscommitconfirmfulfillhonor

2. Reverse a vehicleinformal

   To move a vehicle backwards out of a space.

   Dar ré

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

   Sinônimosback up

Verbo baseback