back out
(intr, adverb often foll by of) to withdraw (from an agreement, etc)
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How to use back out in a sentence
Before I could apologize to his mother he ran back out to the living room with a poster of his dad and opened it up for me to see.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWho knew explaining how to change a tire and back out of a ditch could be so seductive?
The Golden West Up for Grabs: ‘Painted Horses’ Is the Next Great Western Novel | Wendy Smith | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTwo years ago I pulled it back out and had some new thoughts about it.
How The Cold War Endgame Played Out In The Rubble Of The Berlin Wall | William O’Connor | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce they got to the car, Lindsey was going to try to clear a path for his boss to back out.
Frat Culture Clashes With Riot Police at Keene, N.H., Pumpkin Festival | Melanie Plenda | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNevertheless, after minimal bed rest, he was sent back out—and then on to a subsequent deployment.
Hundreds of soldiers already lined the streets to keep the crowd back out of the way of the procession.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeMazaroff was brought back out of the grave of these gloomy reflections by a footman who tendered him a note.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteI stood back out of the way, and the three were prodded into a row in front of the low table.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellShe scowled angrily when she saw the mistress and maid, and Nita bade Lizette drop back out of hearing.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerWe'd better work back out, taking a different section of the pack as we do.
The Sargasso of Space | Edmond Hamilton
Other Idioms and Phrases with back out
Move or retreat backwards without turning; same as back away, def. 1.
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