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
At the Black Conservative Federation RNC's event, attendees spoke of the long effort to draw back voters to the party of Lincoln.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
"People don't know what to say. They draw back."
From BBC ● May 5, 2024
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 draw back an arrow, readying for an attack.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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