单词 | climb down |
释义 | climb downBritish Withdraw from a position taken up in argument or negotiation: he was forced to climb down over the central package in the bill...
Synonyms back down, admit defeat, concede defeat, surrender, capitulate, yield, give in/up, give way, cave in, submit; retreat, backtrack, back-pedal; admit that one is wrong, retract one's words, eat one's words, eat humble pie; do a U-turn, do an about-face, row back, shift one's ground, sing a different song, have second thoughts; British do an about-turn North American informal eat crow See parent entry: climb |
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