to back out
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3.4
- phrasal verb
- /bæk aʊt/
- Informal
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- Last chance to back out.
So whenever things get tough, you can back out.
- So whenever things get tough, you can back out.
- So sellers won't often try to back out.
- In May, Elon began his attempts to back out of his Stoner teamed Twitter deal.
- So what happened is the last time I had a, I'd written a script that almost got made, but the star backed out.
- You get it back if you back out during due diligence DD.
- I know right now I could back out of all.
- Dude, let me back out of that one and let's just get right into to that hitter.
Examples
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He then secured financing for the deal, signed a binding merger agreement, and only then tried to back out of the deal.
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Are you asking me to back out?
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But you have to back out of the race.
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George, you still got time to back out.
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Well, my date backed out at the last minute... ...I'm glad to say.
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You can't back out of this move with me now!
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You can't back out now.
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He backed out of our meeting.
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"You're not considering backing out?" Annette turned to look at her.
Fiction book (1999) -
After considering the risks, she decided to back out of the investment deal.
Synonyms
466
2.8
To stop taking part in a place or activity
356
2.8
Move away from someone, or stop taking part in something
235
4.0
To move back from a place or plan to avoid danger
206
3.4
To stop being involved in an activity or agreement
162
3.4
To move yourself and things backward from a place, person, or situation
123
5.1
To stop doing a job, duty or action after someone tells you to
107
3.7
To stop insisting because others oppose you
79
3.2
Leave an activity or agreement you had joined
69
6.3
To give up a right, belief, job, or position officially
59
3.9
Stop supporting or taking part in a plan because you feel unsure
41
6.0
To take back a statement or opinion in public
33
4.1
Break a promise or agreement
25
8.5
To break a promise or agreement and not do what you said you would do
16
7.2
Fail to do something you promised or agreed to
16
2.6
To fail to do what you said you would do
9
9.9
To back out of something because you feel afraid
2
3.7
To stop taking part in an agreement you already agreed to
1
8.4
To officially take back a promise or plan
1
9.9
To back out of a promise or agreement
1
7.9
To change an earlier decision or statement because of pressure
Take back a promise or support you gave
To try to avoid doing something you promised or agreed to do
Fail to do something you promised, often by not paying what you owe
Antonyms
How Committed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to move out of a space by reversing' is directly and compositionally derived from 'back' (to move backward) + 'out' (away from the interior). This motion verb + particle pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Back out creates the picture of someone stepping back and out of a room or meeting, turning away at the last minute. That's why back out means 'to decide not to do something you promised'.