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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From now on, the nights will slowly start to draw back again and the days will gradually become longer.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 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
“They want to clean up the city’s image and use this conference as a way to draw back tourism,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
“When you’re able to draw back on experience and you’re able to lean on experience, that’s going to be huge.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
Over to his left Winston saw the man in the white coat break an ampoule and draw back the plunger of a syringe.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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