backdown
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of backdown
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; noun use of verb phrase back down
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Even so, China has warned Japan to backdown.
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023
In its backdown, the government was also forced to refund over A$700m of payments to victims.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2023
The government offer amounted to a backdown by New Zealand after officials had earlier insisted that Charlotte Bellis needed to reapply for a spot in the country’s bottlenecked quarantine hotels.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
Gay was wincing after stumbling when a defender backed away from him on a backdown, but did not go to the locker room.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2018
She puts the photo backdown on the nightstand.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
