back-pedalling


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back-pedaling

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a retreat from or a retraction of a previously held view
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back-pedalling

[ˈbækˌpedəlɪŋ] N back-pedalling is his speciality (fig) → echarse atrás or dar marcha atrás es su especialidad
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