back out
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back out (phrasal verb)
- To reverse a vehicle from a confined space.
- He backed out of the garage.
- (idiomatic) To withdraw from something one has promised to do.
- She backed out of organizing the fund-raising.
- (idiomatic, computing) To undo a change.
- I had to back out the changes made to the computer when it became apparent that they had stopped it working properly.
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to reverse a vehicle from a confined space
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to withdraw from something one has promised to do
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