as in to back out
to break a promise or agreement
I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!
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The city is being urged to back out of the current project and adopt the conservancy’s design concept.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2025 -
Landing Sasaki could take every penny — and almost certainly would force a team to back out of handshake agreements to free up space from its bonus pool.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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Brown raised his hand, and then quickly brought it back down.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Lisa proceeded to shout, but Bronwyn was not backing down.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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In an interview with Fox News, the president again seemed to back off his earlier warnings that huge tariffs against China were coming.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The defender, who joined for £40m from Wolverhampton Wanderers, backed off Mateta before the opener.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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One of Jordan’s sisters, Hajime White, recalled listening helplessly to one of her father’s final phone calls from Arkansas in an interview with PEOPLE.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Brown’s daughter recalled her father telling her about a petition that circulated among several white players in the Dodgers clubhouse protesting the addition of Robinson, who was Black.—
Beth Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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