drop back

Idioms  

1. Step back, retreat. For example, When it was time for a group picture, Mary dropped back.

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Example Sentences

I waited till I started shivering, then dropped back into the water and struck out again, praying I’d find more trees along the way.

From Literature

Pitt wanted to be dropped back at the van he had come in, she added, telling the court she refused to take him.

From BBC

Further ahead, rates are likely to fall, however, as inflation drops back, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He fired off two cracker shells in a row, and Nanuq dropped back down on all fours.

From Literature

The lawsuit also claims that Wilson was misused as an elite pass rusher, that the Georgia defensive scheme called for him to drop back into pass coverage.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chase
• fall behind
• falter
• lag
• pull