draw back
Idioms-
Retreat, as in The heckler drew back into the crowd to avoid being identified . [c. 1300]
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Withdraw from an undertaking, as in I was too deeply committed to draw back now . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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“We can’t allow this kind of bullying to make us so fearful that we are paralyzed and that we draw back from our core values.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025
There were two stagehands waiting to draw back the curtains for us to go on and one said: “‘You nervous?’
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024
I thought Dallas would be the Kraken’s best first-round draw, back when that was still in question.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023
King Charles pulled a cord to draw back material which had covered the name on an easel.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2023
Both felt that it was becoming very serious, but neither would draw back.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
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