draw back

Idioms  

1. Retreat, as in The heckler drew back into the crowd to avoid being identified . [c. 1300]

2. Withdraw from an undertaking, as in I was too deeply committed to draw back now . [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

I drew back in alarm, but Mien was behind me.

From Literature

It didn’t just wrinkle its muzzle and draw back its lips; it smiled with its whole body.

From Literature

The storekeeper drew back and said, “The whole half bushel!”

From Literature

I reached out and touched one of the branches and then quickly drew back, as though the leaves might burn me.

From Literature

The manticore drew back its lips—pale, almost white—and bared its teeth.

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